UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to Bangladesh, urged global support for Rohingya refugees amidst dwindling aid. He praised Bangladesh's hospitality and warned of a humanitarian disaster without immediate assistance.

General António Guterres on Friday described humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and countries in Europe to Bangladesh, where thousands of Rohingya refugees are located, as "a crime.”Guterres was on a four-day visit to Bangladesh where he is assessing the plight of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar whose future remained uncertain over possible aid cuts soon.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts.