The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered access to camps it has built for tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees before they can return after fleeing Myanmar military operations last year. An international delegation advising Myanmar toured the Taung Pyo Letwe refugee camp outside the town of Maungdaw near the Bangladesh border. The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR said earlier “there are continued restrictions on access for aid agencies, the media and other independent observers” in Myanmar. Many in Buddhist-majority Myanmar regard the Rohingya community as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Myanmar and Bangladesh agreed earlier this month to complete a voluntary repatriation of the refugees in two years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 24, 2018 13:30 UTC