New York, Sept. 30 -- Emphasising that a lasting solution must come from within Myanmar, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday laid out a seven-point proposal for the international community, urging the development of a practical roadmap to ensure the safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingya and the stabilisation of Rakhine State.

"Initiatives to end the crisis are lacking. International funding faces alarming shortfalls. The Rohingya crisis originated in Myanmar; its solution lies there," he said, adding that eight years since the genocide began, the plight of the Rohingya continues.

As funding declines, Prof Yunus said, the only peaceful option is to begin their repatriation.

"This will entail far fewer resources than c...