Report on Rohingya Perspectives on Pathways to Safe, Dignified and Peaceful Future

This report was developed by an independent consultant commissioned by OHCHR on behalf of the UN Resident Coordinator.

The resumption of conflict between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army in the Rakhine State in Myanmar has forcibly displaced over 150,000 Rohingya into Bangladesh since late 2023, who have joined over a million Rohingya refugees already living in the camps in Cox's Bazar from the previous waves of displacement mainly following the 2017 "clearance operations" by the Myanmar military.

In the backdrop of such rapidly evolving security and political climate in the Rakhine and the camps, this report aims to document the grassroots Rohingya voices on the pathways to their safe, dignified, and peaceful future, and present their key messages and recommendations in this regard.

The purpose of this report is to catalogue the desires of the community and untangle their interests within the wider discourse on sustainable solutions to the Rohingya crisis. The report intends to inform the priorities of key member states, intergovernmental organizations, and donors, in framing the roadmap for Rohingya future at the 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Conference on situation of Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar.

More broadly, this report will build on the future-oriented focus of the report by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the 59th Human Rights Council on pathways for inclusive, democratic and peaceful future of Myanmar.