United Nations representatives are continuing to pressure Myanmar on the international stage over its treatment of Muslim minorities and internally displaced people.
A high-ranking UN official who recently toured IDP camps in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan states yesterday spoke of his “heartbreaking” experiences.
John Ging, director of operations for the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), stressed that the welfare of these groups cannot be forgotten in the aftermath of the election as the country continues to transform economically and politically.
In Rakhine State, Mr Ging met with some of the 120,000 Muslim Rohingya – who are officially called Bengalis by the government – and 5000 ethnic Rakhine who remain displaced after communal violence in 2012, which saw more than 150 killed and several villages razed. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
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