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Two months since the signing of the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the Government of Myanmar, the two UN agencies urged the Myanmar authorities to make tangible progress to improve conditions in Rakhine State “conducive for the voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of Rohingya refugees.” UNIFEED / FILE

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Informal comments to the media by Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and the President of the Security Council for the month of July, and Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy on Myanmar on the situation in Myanmar.

UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener said the Burmese Government had openly declared its desire to have Rohingya refugees return home, but the return must be “voluntarily, safe, in dignity, and in a sustainable manner.” UNIFEED

High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development overwhelmingly adopts ministerial declaration by 164 votes in favour, 2 against at 47th meeting.

UNAIDS issued a report which found that new HIV infections are rising in some 50 countries in a stark wake-up call to countries that time is running out to reach the 2020 targets for HIV. UNIFEED / FILE

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

UNHCR’s landslide expert in Cox’s Bazar is working to mitigate the effects of the current monsoon season which is expected to put refugee settlements at risk of floods and landslides. UNHCR