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Rohingya refugees, displaced by violence in Myanmar, at a camp in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh. (File)
UNHCR/Saiful Huq Omi

Myanmar: Displaced Rohingya at risk of ‘re-victimization’ warns UN refugee agency

4 May 2017
The tens of thousands of members of Myanmar’s Rohingya community who fled inter-communal violence in north of the country and sought refuge in Bangladesh remain highly vulnerable and risk being “re-victimized even in exile” unless urgent action is taken, a senior United Nations refugee protection official has warned.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the ASEAN-UN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

Ban calls for enhanced partnership with Southeast Asian bloc to promote peace, development

10 October 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for enhanced partnership between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as the two bodies work together for peace, human rights and sustainable development across the region.

Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam of Singapore

UN crucial in multilateral world, South-East Asian officials tell General Assembly

27 September 2011
South-East Asian officials today stressed the crucial need for multilateralism in solving the world’s crises, from peace and security to sustainable development and climate change mitigation, with the United Nations providing the essential cornerstone.

South-East European States agree at UN summit to use waterways to promote peace

13 June 2008
The leaders or representatives of nine South-East European countries have pledged today at a United Nations-organized meeting to use the region’s waterways to encourage greater cultural understanding.