The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Kelley E. Currie, begins an eight-day mission to Bangladesh on Wednesday to evaluate and examine the deteriorating conditions for Rohingya living in refugee camps.
The country visit, which concludes on Nov. 18, focuses on the humanitarian and security impacts that armed clashes in Myanmar are exerting on neighbouring Bangladesh.
The assessment will dedicate specific attention to rapid developments in Arakan State—where the Arakan Army (AA) now controls 14 of 17 townships while the regime conducts heavy standoff airstrikes—as well as the protection needs of over 1.2 million Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.
During the mission, Currie will consult with senior Bangladeshi government officials, civil society organizations, humanitarian agencies, victims, and survivors of atrocities.
Her field itinerary includes high-level engagements in Dhaka alongside ground inspections across Cox’s Bazar District and multiple surrounding refugee camps.
Currie formally submitted an official request for a country visit to Myanmar, but regime authorities notified her that it is “not ready to accommodate a visit”—continuing a long-standing pattern of barring U.N. human rights monitors from inspecting detention facilities and conflict zones.
Currie will conclude her mission with a formal press conference at U.N. House in Bangladesh on Nov. 18.
The findings and testimonies compiled during the visit will form the basis of the Special Rapporteur’s formal report to be presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva in March 2027.
