Myanmar: UN threatens to withdraw aid over 'policy of apartheid' against Rohingya

Exclusive: Body says it will withhold support ‘beyond life-saving assistance’ in internally displaced persons camps

The United Nations in Myanmar has warned it will withdraw support in Rakhine state to avoid complicity in a government “policy of apartheid” for Rohingya Muslims.

A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from UN resident coordinator, Knut Ostby, to the Myanmar government, relayed a decision by the UN and its humanitarian partners to withhold support “beyond life-saving assistance” in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, unless fundamental changes occur.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2XNtjZu