Implementing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposal to create a safe zone in Myanmar for the forcibly displaced Rohingya will be impossible unless all member states of the UN Security Council agree to it, said experts. The prime minister addressed the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, where she proposed for creating a safe zone in Myanmar, under UN supervision, to rehabilitate the Rohingya refugees who are currently living in Bangladesh to escape military persecution in their homeland – the Rakhine state. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has repeatedly called for the UN to intervene and ensure a safe zone for the Rohingya since the crisis began, and she reiterated the same suggestion, along with a few others, at the General Assembly. Read More- What is a safe zone? Shahab Enam Khan, professor of international relations at Jahangirnagar University, said creating a safe zone required the consent of the entire UN Security Council.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 22, 2017 17:37 UTC