“The refugees need our solidarity, and the host communities need our solidarity. We need increased funding for all of that,” spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at a regular media briefing in New York on Monday.
He said no refugee should be repatriated against their will.
It needs to be done voluntarily and in a manner that preserves their dignity and their safety, said the spokesperson.
The spokesperson said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as he does to heads of governments or states when they are re-elected.
“What we have said in the past from this podium, what the Human Rights High Commissioner has said remains unchanged,” he added.
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