Among her five proposals to the UN, the PM Hasina made the excellent call for safe zones inside Myanmar for all persecuted groups regardless of race or religion. Governments around the world must now put real pressure on Myanmar to make these safe zones a reality — the fate of an entire ethnic group cannot simply be abandoned to hands of a murderous regime. She underscored Bangladesh’s commitment to the equal treatment of all people, and strongly denounced violent extremism in the name of religion. World peace is a shared responsibility. It cannot be achieved without coordinated action and cooperation among all the nations and peoples of the planet.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 23, 2017 07:18 UTC