US Congressional staff delegation visits Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
During the visit, the delegation met Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Additional Secretary and Refugee Relief & Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), and discussed the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis,
A delegation of US Congressional staff, accompanied by officials from UNHCR's Multi-Country Office in Washington, DC, visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar and the Office of the Refugee Relief & Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) yesterday (26 August).
The visit reflects continued US interest and engagement in the Rohingya refugee situation and reaffirms the importance of international cooperation in supporting the Rohingya population and the humanitarian response in Bangladesh, the RRRC said.
During the visit, the delegation met Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Additional Secretary and Refugee Relief & Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), and discussed the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis, the situation in the refugee camps, the humanitarian response, and prospects for the safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingya to Myanmar.
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The delegation comprised Noelle Dana, Senior Legislative Assistant to Rep. Ryan MacKenzie; Robert Sar, Legislative Director to Rep. Stephanie Bice; Ryan Carreiro, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Marlin Stutzman; Torie Cox, National Security Analyst, Senate Republican Policy Committee; Sarah Jacobs, Legislative Director to Rep. Madeleine Dean; Maiesha Hossain, National Security Legislative Aide to Senator Chris Van Hollen; and Marshele Bryant, Legislative Director to Rep. Maxwell Frost.
They were accompanied by Nancy Jackson, Senior External Relations Officer, and Jessie Ainslie, External Relations Associate, from UNHCR's Multi-Country Office in Washington, DC.
