UN Secretary-General António Guterres will visit Bangladesh in mid-March, said UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop yesterday.

The UN chief will also visit the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, Bishop said during her meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna.

During their discussion, they explored new ways to resolve the Rohingya crisis and mobilise additional donors to support over a million forcibly displaced Myanmar citizens living in camps in southeastern Bangladesh.

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Professor Yunus said the United Nations would hold an international conference on the

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later this year. He urged Bishop, a former acting prime minister of Australia, to play a key role in the event.

"Your role will be crucial," Yunus said, adding that Malaysia and Finland have agreed to serve as co-facilitators for the conference.

He also sought the UN special envoy's support in addressing the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Rakhine State and preventing a new influx of refugees from western Myanmar.

They also discussed mobilising more donors for Rohingya refugees amid uncertainty over shifts in US foreign policy.

Bishop emphasised the importance of making the upcoming UN international conference on the Rohingya crisis a major success, as it would be critical for achieving a sustainable resolution to the decade-long crisis.