"MYANMAR"

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Myanmar’s Rakhine state continues to face a humanitarian crisis and the suppression of people’s basic rights, a UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert said on Monday, in an appeal for the matter to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). UNTV CH

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Crisis in Rakhine State, violence could derail gains in Myanmar’s peace process, Special Envoy warns Security Council, calling for unimpeded humanitarian access at 8477th meeting.

Half a million Rohingya children are stateless refugees in the Cox’s Bazar area in southern Bangladesh, increasingly anxious about their futures, and vulnerable to frustration and despair. UNICEF

UN Special Envoy for education Gordon Brown appealed for urgent new funding for lost generations of over 30 million displaced and refugee young people. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

United Nations aid agencies with their national and international humanitarian partners launched today the 2019 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis. The appeal seeks to raise US$ 920 million to meet the massive needs of more than 900,000 refugees from Myanmar and over 330,000 vulnerable Bangladesh's host communities. UNTV CH