No quick Asean fix for Rakhine state

Description: 

"When Asean's leaders meet in Bangkok for their summit on June 22-23, they will discuss a preliminary report about Myanmar by the Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre). According to news reports and press releases, this report -- which remains confidential -- makes an initial assessment of the preparations for the voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees. The emphasis of Asean's efforts to support Myanmar with the Rohingya repatriation will be on "low-hanging fruit", the assumption being that practical measures will contribute to creating a conducive environment for the safe, dignified return of Rohingya refugees..."

Creator/author: 

Syed Hamid Albar, Laetitia van den Assum, Kobsak Chutikul, Dinna Wisnu

Source/publisher: 

"Bangkok Post" (Thailand)

Date of Publication: 

2019-06-11

Date of entry: 

2019-10-26

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

Category: 

Countries: 

Myanmar, Bangladesh

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good