Nobel Laureate Economist Professor Amartya Sen has sent a letter expressing willingness to add his name to the list of Nobel Laureates and globally eminent citizens, who have made an urge to the United Nations to intervene to end the human crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. A press release of the Yunus Centre in Dhaka made the disclosure on Tuesday. The letter to the UN Security Council signed by Nobel Laureates and global eminent citizens was sent on September 13. It was signed by 12 Nobel Laureates and 21 opinion leaders from around the world. The addition of Professor Sen, Wales and Naqvi has brought the total to 36 signatories including 13 Nobel Laureates.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 20, 2017 03:22 UTC