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Visiting Bangladesh this week, Angelina Jolie, the Special Envoy for the UN Refugee Agency, said the world must not turn away from the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh. She urged continued support for those who have been displaced, until the Myanmar authorities show the genuine commitment needed to end a decades-long cycle of violence and displacement.

Angelina Jolie concludes visit to Bangladesh, urges sustained support for Rohingya refugees and calls on Myanmar to take necessary steps to end displacement and statelessness

Visiting Bangladesh this week, Angelina Jolie, the Special Envoy for the UN Refugee Agency, said the world must not turn away from the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh. She urged continued support for those who have been displaced, until the Myanmar authorities show the genuine commitment needed to end a decades-long cycle of violence and displacement.

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  • 07 Feb 2019

The Bureau covers the following stand-alone Country Offices that are not integrated under Regional Office structures: the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India, the Republic of Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and the Kingdom of Thailand. 

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