DHAKA/GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh laying out a framework for the voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, an agency spokesman said on Wednesday.
The MoU is aimed at establishing cooperation between the UN agency and Bangladesh "on the safe, voluntary, and dignified returns of refugees in line with international standards, if and when the conditions are conducive to returns," said U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman Andrej Mahecic.
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