The UN has appealed to the international community to keep aside politics and support the ongoing humanitarian efforts to help Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar.
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority that live in the Buddhist-majority state of Rakhine, and they have experienced decades-long persecution in Myanmar, which — since gaining independence in 1948 — has refused to recognise the group as citizens.
The latest calamity was spurred when Rohingya militants attacked dozens of police posts and a military base on August 25.