Posted on June 6, 2018
UNHCR and UNDP Sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Myanmar to Support the Creation of Conditions for the Return of Refugees from Bangladesh
NAY PYI TAW/GENEVA/NEW YORK (06 Jun 2018) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and UNDP, the UN Development Programme, signed today in Nay Pyi Taw a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
This MoU is a first and necessary step to establish a framework for cooperation between the UN and the Government 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.
For the Burmese version of the press release, please click here to download or visit the UNDP Myanmar Facebook page
Contact Information:
For UNDP:
- In Yangon, Stanislav Saling, stanislav.saling@one.un.org, +95 9 42651 9871
- In New York, Christina LoNigro, christina.lonigro@undp.org, +1 212 906 5301
For UNHCR:
- In Yangon, Paul Vrieze, vrieze@unhcr.org, +95 944 803 4427
- In Bangkok, Keane Shum, shum@unhcr.org, +66 92 275 2585
- In Geneva, Andrej Mahecic, mahecic@unhcr.org, +41 79 642 9709
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