Dhaka, July 29 -- UN experts on Wednesday called for urgent action to support the humanitarian response to the hosting of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, recognising the shared responsibility of the international community.

"Statelessness affecting Rohingya refugees and the protracted situation of displacement contributes to serious risks of human trafficking with devastating consequences for victims," said the experts who are in contact with the government of Bangladesh.

They are Siobhan Mullally, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children; Gehad Madi, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants; Claudia Flores (Chair), Ivana Krstic (Vice-Chair), Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Haina Lu, and Laura Nyirin...