UN / ROHINGYA RETURN REAX

United Nations Spokesperson Farhan Haq read a statement from UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, who said his agency supports “the voluntary and sustainable repatriation of Rohingya refugees in safety and in dignity to their places of origin or choice and will work with all parties towards this goal.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:04
• Production Date: 12 November 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ; FILIPPO GRANDI
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - UNDP; UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: ETHNIC CLEANSING; REFUGEES; RETURN MIGRATION
• Geographic Subject: BANGLADESH; MYANMAR
• MAMS Id: 2307481
• Parent Id: 2307481
• Alternate Title: unifeed181112b

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STORY: UN / ROHINGYA RETURN REAX
TRT: 01:04
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 12 NOVEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations flag outside UN headquarters

12 NOVEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Farhan Haq at the podium
3. Med shot, journalist
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said that his agency supports the voluntary and sustainable repatriation of Rohingya refugees in safety and in dignity to their places of origin or choice, and will work with all parties towards this goal. The High Commissioner said that, before making a choice of whether to return or not, the refugees reportedly verified by Myanmar as having the right to return should be allowed to visit their places of origin in Rakhine State, or other places to which they might choose to return.”
5. Med shot, journalist
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“Although UNHCR does not believe current conditions in Rakhine State are conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of refugees from Bangladesh, the agency remain committed to supporting the Government of Myanmar’s efforts to create such conditions, under the terms of the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding.”
7. Wide shot, end of presser

Storyline

United Nations Spokesperson Farhan Haq today (12 Nov) read a statement from UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, who said his agency supports “the voluntary and sustainable repatriation of Rohingya refugees in safety and in dignity to their places of origin or choice and will work with all parties towards this goal.”

In the statement, the High Commissioner said that, “before making a choice of whether to return or not, the refugees reportedly verified by Myanmar as having the right to return should be allowed to visit their places of origin in Rakhine State, or other places to which they might choose to return.”

The Spokesperson said that “although UNHCR does not believe current conditions in Rakhine State are conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of refugees from Bangladesh, the agency remain committed to supporting the Government of Myanmar’s efforts to create such conditions, under the terms of the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding.”

UNHCR and UNDP, the UN Development Programme, signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in June with the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The MoU is aimed at creating conducive conditions for the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of refugees from Bangladesh and for helping to create improved and resilient livelihoods for all communities living in Rakhine State.