Hasina floats five-point peace plan:
Context:
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put forward a five-point proposal at the 72nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) to find a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis
What are the five proposals?
- Myanmar must stop the violence and the practice of ethnic cleansing in the Rakhine State permanently and without any conditions
- The UN Secretary General should immediately send a fact-finding mission to Myanmar
- All civilians, irrespective of religion and ethnicity, must be protected in Myanmar- For this a proposal was made for creation of ‘safe zones’ under the UN’s supervision
- Sustainable return of all forcibly displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh to their homes in Myanmar must be ensured
- The recommendations of the Kofi Annan Commission Report must be implemented immediately
