Description:
"DURING the ARSA terrorist attacks in 2017 in
Rakhine State, local people fled their homes, and
since then there have also been people who sought
shelter in the homes of their closest relatives, but
did not flee to the neighbouring country. Work has been ongoing
to try and resettle these people.
The Committee for Accepting and Resettling Returnees,
along with a working committee, was formed in July 2018 to
carry out resettlement and socioeconomic development in
the state after the 2017 ARSA terrorist attacks. They have
conducted many works in the field to collect true information,
as part of the efforts in effectively assisting the various
processes.
The committee is currently
involved in realistic measures
to assist those displaced
people who are sheltering at
their relatives’ homes, as they
seek to resettle the original
villagers.
As an initial step, two villages
in Maungtaw Township
would be given priority under
this project.
This reflects Myanmar’s
commitment that it will not
shirk its responsibilities to take
care of the rights and security
of all those whom it must
protect.
It is our responsibility to
ensure an environment which
is conducive for the safe, voluntary
and dignified return of
displaced people.
In fact, the issue of Rakhine
is a most complex one,
which is why the UN and its
agencies, which have been
present in the region for ten
times longer than the present
Government has been in office,
must have some idea of the
extent of the complexities of
the problem.
The Government of Myanmar
remains fully committed to take back verified returnees,
based on the bilateral agreement signed with Bangladesh and
the trilateral agreement signed with the UNHCR and UNDP..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2019-11-10
Date of entry:
2019-11-10
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Rakhine State
Language:
English
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