Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The UN General Assembly's Third Committee has adopted by consensus a resolution urging renewed international efforts to resolve the protracted Rohingya crisis and ensure the safe return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, said a foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday.

The measure, jointly tabled by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the European Union, received the support of 105 co-sponsoring countries.

Adopted annually since 2017, the resolution again voiced deep concern over ongoing human rights violations in Myanmar's Rakhine State, the targeting of Rohingya Muslims, restrictions on humanitarian access, and the continued outflow of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh and neighbouring countries. It calls f...