Cox's Bazar, June 21 -- Humanitarian actors on Sunday called for ensuring dignity and honor for Rohingya refugees and host communities, greater engagement of local NGOs in humanitarian operations, and a clear roadmap for the safe, voluntary and dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar.

The demands were raised at a seminar organized by the Cox's Bazar CSO NGO Forum (CCNF) and COAST Foundation at the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) in Cox's Bazar on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2026.

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