UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has announced that the UN fact-finding report on the July-August uprising atrocities is in its final stages and will be published by mid-February.

Türk made the remarks during a meeting with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

He stated that the report would be shared with Bangladesh before its official release by the UN human rights office in Geneva.

Prof Yunus expressed gratitude to the UN rights office for investigating the crimes committed during the student-led uprising.

He said reports of the six major independent reform commissions would also come out at around the same time.

These reports might serve to complement each other, he observed.

The chief adviser urged the UN human rights chief for his support in resolving the Rohingya crisis, which has worsened in recent months following the influx of tens of thousands of new refugees from Myanmar.

While assuring of his full support, Türk said he was in conversation with relevant stakeholders, including UN special envoy on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, in this regard.

Prof Yunus called for creating an UN-overseen safe zone inside Myanmar's Rakhine side in an effort to stop the fresh influx of Rohingyas.

He referred to the upcoming high-level conference on the Rohingya crisis, saying it will bring global focus to one of the worst humanitarian crises.

Türk agreed that such a conference is very important to bring back the lost focus of the international community on the crisis.

Lamiya Morshed, SDG Coordinator of the Bangladesh government, and Tareq Ariful Islam, Bangladesh's Permanent Ambassador to Geneva, also attended the meeting.

BDST: 0935 HRS, JAN 23, 2025
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