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<p>The UK is deeply concerned at Bangladesh and Burma's announcement that the repatriation
of refugees will begin in mid-November. I have registered our concerns with ministers
from both governments, and issued a statement expressing concerns on 14 November.
The UK shares the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' assessment that the conditions
for safe and dignified returns do not yet exist. The UK supports the UN High Commissioner's
call for his agency to be given unfettered access to northern Rakhine, which would
enable it to monitor the safety, including from gender-based violence, of any refugees
that do return.</p>
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