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UN Chief Calls for World Pressure on Myanmar over Rohingya Crisis
“Let’s be clear about where the responsibility is. The responsibility is in Myanmar. But it’s true, the whole international community was not able to...
UN Chief Hears of ‘Unimaginable’ Atrocities As He Visits Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh
Accompanied by the head of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, Antonio Guterres called the visit a “mission of solidarity with Rohingya refugees and...
EU, Canada Sanction Myanmar Generals Over Rohingya Persecution
Within hours of the EU announcement, the Myanmar military announced that one of the sanctioned generals had been fired on Monday and another had...
UN Envoy Demands Accountability Over Rohingya Crisis
The UN Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener for Myanmar, insisted accountability would lead to genuine reconciliation in Rakhine state, which has been home to the...
UN Mobilizes in Rohingya Camps to Support Babies Born of Rape; Young Mothers Face Stigma
Despite challenges brought on by the arrival of the monsoon season this month, United Nations agencies in Bangladesh continue to support nearly one million...