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Wednesday’s UN statement urged “all sides to ensure the protection of all civilians” and to find a peaceful solution to the situation.
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The camp leaders called a three-day strike on Monday to demand that they be identified as ethnic Rohingya on the ID cards the UN is issuing them.
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Refugees not yet willing to return voluntarily due to lack of security, citizenship, Dhaka says
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Demonstrators wave signs saying ‘We will never return to Myanmar without citizenship.’
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Rohingya and UN officials alike fear the resettlement centers which refugees are expected to return to may become permanent internment camps.
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Burma
Senior Communist Party of China official Song Tao says Beijing backs continued political role for Tatmadaw.
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The UN urged Bangladesh to drop plans to start repatriating Rohingya refugees to Rakhine state this month, warning they would face a "high risk of persecution.”
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China, backed by Russia, failed to stop a UNSC briefing that accused Myanmar's military of genocide against Rohingya Muslims and urged the 15-member council to push for justice.
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The UN special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, held meetings with Kachin State government leaders in Myitkyina focusing on the ongoing peace process.
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Burma
In the past, outside pressure has only caused the military to dig in deeper; and there is little support for Rohingya within the country.
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China, the Philippines and Burundi voted against the UN Human Rights Council’s proposal to establish a body for gathering evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar.
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The report says the military should come under civilian control and that controversial laws should be repealed or amended for the sake of Myanmar’s democratic transition.
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The talks laid the foundations for an upcoming summit at which governments will agree on rules for the implementation of the Paris Agreement this December.
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Deputy commander meets with commissioners; panel chief vows evidence-based probe.
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The Irrawaddy talks with journalist and Myanmar expert Bertil Lintner about the possible consequences of a harsh UN report on the country and the military.
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