The Director General of International Organization for Migration (IOM), William Lacy Swing, has said that inclusive development has to be ensured in Rakhine state of Myanmar for a sustainable peace and stability there. “There can be no lasting peace in Rakhine without inclusive development. IOM, together with our UN partners, supports the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State established by Myanmar’s Office of the State Counsellor and the Kofi Annan Foundation,” he said in a statement issued on Wednesday. “For decades the Muslims of Rakhine State, who self-identify as Rohingya, have faced persecution and abuse. “…a lack of protection will make the refugees – particularly women and children – targets for human traffickers.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 04, 2017 16:18 UTC