The ARU works to protect the rights of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
A convention was held at the General Secretariat of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on 30 and 31 May 2011.
It discussed the difficulties faced by the Rohingya people and sought ways and means to assist them.
The convention issued a joint statement that included the formation of the Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU) under the patronage of the OIC Secretary General[3] (38th council of Foreign Ministers' Conference Resolution No.
4/37-MM),[4] to seek a political solution to the problems faced by the Rohingya people.