The United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, today urged the Burmese government to intervene in the Rakhine state and end the violence between Buddhists and Muslims, reports Voice of America.
Speaking at the end of a briefing at the United Nations Security council on the situation in Burma, Power said that the United states to support Burma’s reforms but was greatly concerned by the ethnically driven violence in the country.
The United Nations recognises the Rohingya community as one of the most persecuted in the world.
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Speaking at the end of a briefing at the United Nations Security council on the situation in Burma, Power said that the United states to support Burma’s reforms but was greatly concerned by the ethnically driven violence in the country.
The United Nations recognises the Rohingya community as one of the most persecuted in the world.
See related articles:
US urged to protect Rohingya community from genocide in Myanmar (24 March 2014)
When Buddhist supremacism unites (07 March 2014)