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Myanmar: UN says it is still denied ‘effective access’ to Rakhine region
August 22, 2018 By Faith Matters

Myanmar: UN says it is still denied ‘effective access’ to Rakhine region

The United Nations is awaiting “effective access” to the Myanmar region where 700,000 Rohingya Muslims were driven out in an army crackdown, months after agreeing with the government to aid the return of refugees, the U.N. country head said on Tuesday. The organisation’s agencies for development and refugees – UNDP and UNHCR – signed a […]

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Bob Geldof calls Aung San Suu Kyi ‘handmaiden to genocide’
November 14, 2017 By Faith Matters

Bob Geldof calls Aung San Suu Kyi ‘handmaiden to genocide’

Irish musician and activist Bob Geldof called Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi “a hand maiden to genocide” on Monday as he returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin award in protest over his fellow recipient’s response to the repression of Rohingya Muslims. “I don’t want to be on a very select roll of […]

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