{"id":23022,"date":"2024-05-25T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T21:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=23022"},"modified":"2024-05-24T20:46:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T17:46:54","slug":"un-reports-mass-exodus-of-rohingya-amid-new-wave-of-violence-in-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/un-reports-mass-exodus-of-rohingya-amid-new-wave-of-violence-in-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"UN reports mass exodus of Rohingya amid new wave of violence in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United Nations has issued a grave warning about the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where intensifying clashes have forced approximately 45,000 Rohingya, a minority group, to flee their homes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This alarming situation, marked by serious allegations of extrajudicial killings and widespread property destruction, underscores the deepening humanitarian crisis in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTens of thousands of civilians have been displaced in recent days by the fighting in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships,\u201d UN rights office spokesperson Elizabeth Throssell\u00a0told reporters in Geneva. \u201cAn estimated 45,000 Rohingya have reportedly fled to an area on the Naf River near the border with Bangladesh, seeking protection,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myanmar’s Rakhine State has long been a hotspot of ethnic and political conflict. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, have endured systemic discrimination and statelessness. Their plight has worsened with the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, and the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group seeking greater autonomy for the Rakhine people.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 15, 2021. (Image Credit: Reuters)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The recent surge in violence, characterized by brutal military tactics, has severely impacted civilian populations in the region. Reports indicate that Myanmar\u2019s military has engaged in indiscriminate attacks, leading to significant civilian casualties and the destruction of homes and villages. The Arakan Army activities have also contributed to the instability, further endangering local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Arakan Army claims to be fighting for greater autonomy for the ethnic Rakhine population in the state, which also houses approximately 600,000 Rohingya Muslims. In 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya were forced to flee Rakhine during a military crackdown that is now being examined in a United Nations genocide court case. \u201cOver a million Rohingya are already in Bangladesh, having fled past purges,\u201d Throssell pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has been urging neighboring Bangladesh and other countries to support the fleeing refugees. Throssell also urged international regional communities \u201cto provide effective protection to those seeking it, in line with international law, and to ensure international solidarity with Bangladesh in hosting Rohingya refugees in Myanmar,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#Myanmar<\/a>: frightening accounts of killing and burning in northern Rakhine State. Tens of thousands displaced. @Volker_Turk<\/a> calls for immediate end to violence & protection of Rohingya. Aid must be allowed to flow.<\/p>— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) May 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>