The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, on 19 January 2017, upon the request of the Government of Malaysia to discuss the situation of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar. The meeting will discuss genuine steps that the OIC and the international community should take to urge the Myanmar government to allow delivery of humanitarian assistance to Rakhine State, address the root causes of the violence, and widen the scope of dialogue among the groups to ensure the return of the displaced Rohingya population to their homes in safety and dignity. The meeting will also discuss the situation of the more than 120,000 displaced and refugee Muslims within Myanmar. --More
