A delegation of staff members of the US Congress, accompanied by officials from the UNHCR Multi-Country Office in Washington, D.C., visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) on Wednesday.

The visit underscores the United States’ continued interest in and engagement with the Rohingya refugee situation and highlights 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 with Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Additional Secretary and Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), and held discussions on the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis, conditions in the refugee camps, the humanitarian response and prospects for the safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingya to Myanmar.

The US 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 at the 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, D.C.

With Inputs from UNB