Malaysia, partners sending peace mission to Myanmar to help Rohingya refugees

Malaysia and some regional partners will send a joint delegation to Myanmar to push for peace and humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees struggling in Bangladesh, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh shelters more than one million Rohingya refugees in camps in its southeastern district of Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settlement, and Bhasan Char off the coast of Bangladesh.

Anwar’s comments came at the start of a three-day visit by Bangladesh’s interim head, Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, to Malaysia.

“To secure peace in Myanmar is of course a great priority, along with immediate humanitarian assistance for the suffering first, the refugees and also the victims of earthquakes,” Anwar said at a press conference alongside Yunus.