Description:
"DURING his travel to Geneva,
Switzerland, to attend
the 70th plenary session of
the Executive Committee
(ExCom) of the United Nations
High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR),
Union Minister Dr Win
Myat Aye met with UN officials
and the President of
the International Committee
of the Red Cross. Meeting with UNHCR
On 8 October, the Union
Minister for Social Welfare,
Relief and Resettlement
met with the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees,
Mr Filippo Grandi.
The Union Minister spoke
of the importance of accepting
and receiving displaced
persons and preparations
Myanmar has in place.
He also talked on how
Myanmar’s government
is implementing the recommendations
on Rakhine
State, the formation of
ten working groups under
UEHRD, collaborating with
UNDP on the joint survey
for Rakhine and possible
areas for cooperating with
UN agencies, ASEAN’s
readiness to assist in the
repatriation process and
future processes, enacting the national strategic plan
to resettle IDPs and close
down temporary camps,
verifying citizenship and
implementing freedom to
travel..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2019-10-11
Date of entry:
2019-10-11
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Rakhine State
Language:
English
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846.71 KB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
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