Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The NGO Platform in Cox's Bazar has called for sustained international solidarity, stronger community leadership and investment in resilience and host communities as the Rohingya humanitarian response approaches its tenth year.

The call came at a high-level roundtable titled "Towards Ten Years of Solidarity: From Emergency Response to Sustainable Solutions," held in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday, bringing together government representatives, Rohingya community leaders, host-community representatives, UN agencies, donors, local, national and international NGOs, civil society and other humanitarian stakeholders.

The dialogue focused on lessons from nine years of humanitarian response, the most urgent needs of Rohingya refugees...