Ahammed Ullah is 20 years old from Saitaburuikka, Maungdaw he was shot in the arm when the Burmese military attacked his village. More than 270,000 Rohingya refugees have fled across the border from Rakhine State, Myanmar, into Bangladesh since 25 August. As many as 80 per cent of them are women and children. Many more children in need of support and protection remain in the areas of northern Rakhine State that have been wracked by violence.

Myanmar: UN Security Council must impose arms embargo

The UN Security Council must do everything it can to end the crimes against humanity and ongoing ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya civilian population in Myanmar, including by imposing a … Continue reading Myanmar: UN Security Council must impose arms embargo

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