UN to Myanmar: Allow aid in conflict zones

Calling on the Myanmar government to “immediately reverse its decision not to allow access to all humanitarian organizations,” the United Nations (UN) expert on human rights in the South-East Asian country said that “it’s vital that assistance is able to reach those who have fled violence in the region.”

Voicing alarm at the escalating violence in northern and central Rakhine state and Chin state, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, urged all sides, including the State military and ethnic armed groups, to show restraint and protect civilians.