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April 9, 2013
The Jakarta Post
A number of Rohingya refugees currently living in the Pasar III
temporary shelter on Jl.Jamin Ginting, Medan, North Sumatra, have asked
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to immediately
resettle them in a third country.
M.Habib, 43, one of Rohingya refugees in Medan, said on Monday that he
had never made a problem out of which third country they would be
resettled to. This issue would fully depend on the UNHCR’s policy
because it was the only institution that had been dealing with issues
concerning the Rohingya refugees so far, he added.
“The most important thing for us is how we can find a way to not live in
the temporary shelter anymore,” said Habib as quoted by Antara news
agency.
He said the Rohingya refugees in Medan had been living in the city’s
temporary shelter for about two to four years. “It’s very boring living
in the shelters for such a long period of time,” said Habib.
He said the Rohingya refugees wanted a clearer status and a country that
could give them a security guarantee. “It has nothing to do with
money,” said Habib.
No countries were willing to accept the Rohingya refugees, he said. “But
going back to Myanmar is also not an option because our mothers,
brothers, sisters and other family members have all died due to the
conflict,” he went on.
Previously, dozens of Rohingya refugees visited the UNHCR representative
office on Jl.Babura Lama, Medan, to protest against the agency’s slow
actions in resettling them in a third country.
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