• Latest
  • Trending
UN Warns Aid Workers of Rising Buddhist Hostility in Western Myanmar

UN Warns Aid Workers of Rising Buddhist Hostility in Western Myanmar

August 12, 2017
Hockey: Portland NHL pulling faulty pucks

Hockey: Portland NHL pulling faulty pucks

January 21, 2021
U.S. attack on the Capitol: The “Bud Light Putsch”, a watershed moment for America?

Portland Police Charge Demonstrators Destroy Democratic Party Offices

January 21, 2021
U.S. attack on the Capitol: The “Bud Light Putsch”, a watershed moment for America?

U.S. attack on the Capitol: The “Bud Light Putsch”, a watershed moment for America?

January 18, 2021
How Israel’s Likud Party played the long game toward annexation of the West Bank

How Israel’s Likud Party played the long game toward annexation of the West Bank

January 11, 2021
How the Capitol riot exposed our national security blind spots

How the Capitol riot exposed our national security blind spots

January 11, 2021
‘Good riddance,’ says China as Germany leaves UN Security Council

‘Good riddance,’ says China as Germany leaves UN Security Council

December 23, 2020
Indonesian police needs reforms, urgently & not just in Papua

Indonesian police needs reforms, urgently & not just in Papua

December 13, 2020
Chinese honey trap operation?

Chinese honey trap operation?

December 11, 2020
Bali’s villa dream or just another nightmare?

Bali’s villa dream or just another nightmare?

December 5, 2020
When the going gets tough, the tough gets Ramen!

When the going gets tough, the tough gets Ramen!

November 28, 2020
Giuliani attends Pennsylvania GOP meeting on alleged election issues

Giuliani attends Pennsylvania GOP meeting on alleged election issues

November 28, 2020
Biden: ‘They are back’ !

Biden: ‘They are back’ !

November 28, 2020
citizendaily
  • Asia News
    • Northeast Asia
      • China
      • Japan
    • North Korea
    • Oceania
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
    • South Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Pakistan
    • Southeast Asia
      • Indonesia
      • Malaysia
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • Thailand
  • World News
    • Africa
    • Europe
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Latin America
      • Cuba
      • Mexico
    • Middle East
      • Gulf States
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Syria
    • North America
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Russian Federation
  • Economy
    • Brexit
    • Free Market
  • Politics
    • ASEAN
    • Diplomacy
    • ISIS
    • National Defence & Security
  • Editorial
  • Environment
    • Climate Change
    • Forests
    • Water & Oceans
    • Wildlife & Endangered Species
  • Lifestyle
    • Books & Literature
    • Entertainment
    • Food & Dining
    • Religion
    • Travel
    • Tech
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
Monday, January 25, 2021
  • Asia News
    • Northeast Asia
      • China
      • Japan
    • North Korea
    • Oceania
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
    • South Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Pakistan
    • Southeast Asia
      • Indonesia
      • Malaysia
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • Thailand
  • World News
    • Africa
    • Europe
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Latin America
      • Cuba
      • Mexico
    • Middle East
      • Gulf States
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Syria
    • North America
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Russian Federation
  • Economy
    • Brexit
    • Free Market
  • Politics
    • ASEAN
    • Diplomacy
    • ISIS
    • National Defence & Security
  • Editorial
  • Environment
    • Climate Change
    • Forests
    • Water & Oceans
    • Wildlife & Endangered Species
  • Lifestyle
    • Books & Literature
    • Entertainment
    • Food & Dining
    • Religion
    • Travel
    • Tech
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
citizendaily
No Result
View All Result

UN Warns Aid Workers of Rising Buddhist Hostility in Western Myanmar

August 12, 2017
in Featured, Politics, Southeast Asia
0
Home Featured
Post Views: 412

 

The United Nations has warned aid workers in western Myanmar of rising hostility and imminent protests from troubled Rakhine State’s majority Buddhists, some of whom say humanitarian agencies are giving support to Rohingya Muslim militants.

Reuters has obtained the text of a “precautionary security notification” distributed to the 300 or so UN staff and to international nongovernmental organizations in Rakhine.

It notes the “increased likelihood of civil unrest” and the possibility of demonstrations at aid agency offices in the state already racked by violence.

RelatedPosts

Hockey: Portland NHL pulling faulty pucks

Portland Police Charge Demonstrators Destroy Democratic Party Offices

U.S. attack on the Capitol: The “Bud Light Putsch”, a watershed moment for America?

How Israel’s Likud Party played the long game toward annexation of the West Bank

How the Capitol riot exposed our national security blind spots

The office of the UN’s resident coordinator in Myanmar confirmed it had issued the notification as part of routine safety and security practice.

The perception that UN agencies were supporting Muslim militants, and even their support to the broader Muslim community, the note said, “fueled renewed social media rhetoric and incidents of expressed hostility by some more hardline elements.”

“Rumor and misinformation will continue to be used to fuel anti-UN and international nongovernmental organizations sentiment and hostility and elevate anxieties,” it said. “As usual heightened vigilance and the immediate reporting of any security-related information are recommended.”

About 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims live in Rakhine, but are denied citizenship and face restrictions on their movements and access to basic services. About 120,000 remain in camps set up after deadly violence swept the state in 2012, where they rely on aid agencies for basic provisions.

In October, Rohingya militants killed nine border police officers, sparking a security operation beset by allegations of rape, killings and torture by government troops.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi refuses to grant visas to UN investigators tasked with probing the claims and other abuses.

Tensions have ramped up again since late July after seven Buddhists were found hacked to death in the mountains near Maungdaw, northern Rakhine.

The government said it had discovered forest encampments that proved Muslim “extremists” were responsible for the killings and a spate of other murders in northern Rakhine.

Suu Kyi convened a high-level meeting in the capital Naypyitaw to discuss security in Rakhine on Wednesday (09/08), state media said.

Told to Leave Rakhine

Rakhine Buddhist leaders have long bemoaned the presence of foreign agencies, who they accuse of favoring the Rohingya with aid. Aid offices were sacked during 2014 riots in the state capital, Sittwe.

But the discovery at a suspected militant camp on July 30 of World Food Program-branded biscuits intended for malnourished children had further angered Buddhists, Than Tun said, a Rakhine community elder in Sittwe.

Rakhine monks and community leaders met on Sunday in Sittwe and called for the government to ensure the security of non-Muslim citizens, who are the minority in the northern part of Rakhine dominated by the Rohingya.

Protests were planned across Rakhine on Sunday to demand that foreign agencies leave immediately and that the government quickly verify the citizenship credentials of Muslims in the state, Than Tun said.

“We cannot guarantee that there will not be violence like before. UN and international nongovernmental organizations’ staff should be careful how they live and work,” he said.

“If they drive around the city this way and that like in the past, or visit Muslim villages without care, they will cause the Rakhine to hate them – everything depends on them.”

Rakhine State government spokesman Min Aung said he believed locals “had learned from previous mistakes” and would not initiate violence against aid agencies.

At least four humanitarian workers have been confronted by Rakhine people telling them to leave the state in recent days in incidents reported to the UN, two international nongovernmental organizations staff told Reuters.

The message on Wednesday, from the UN security adviser for Myanmar, said the protests were expected to remain peaceful, but demonstrations could grow larger and may eventually target agencies’ offices.

Previous Post

Trump: U.S. ‘locked and loaded’ in case North Korea ‘acts unwisely’

Next Post

Turkey Starts Building Wall on Iran Border

Related Posts

Hockey: Portland NHL pulling faulty pucks
Canada

Hockey: Portland NHL pulling faulty pucks

January 21, 2021
U.S. attack on the Capitol: The “Bud Light Putsch”, a watershed moment for America?
Asia News

Portland Police Charge Demonstrators Destroy Democratic Party Offices

January 21, 2021
How Israel’s Likud Party played the long game toward annexation of the West Bank
Commentary

How Israel’s Likud Party played the long game toward annexation of the West Bank

January 11, 2021
How the Capitol riot exposed our national security blind spots
Bilateral

How the Capitol riot exposed our national security blind spots

January 11, 2021
‘Good riddance,’ says China as Germany leaves UN Security Council
Asia News

‘Good riddance,’ says China as Germany leaves UN Security Council

December 23, 2020
Indonesian police needs reforms, urgently & not just in Papua
ASEAN

Indonesian police needs reforms, urgently & not just in Papua

December 13, 2020
Next Post
Turkey Starts Building Wall on Iran Border

Turkey Starts Building Wall on Iran Border

Translate

Subscription

Popular Post

Hockey: Portland NHL pulling faulty pucks
Canada

Hockey: Portland NHL pulling faulty pucks

January 21, 2021
0

  Portland (21/1-50).   For once technology got defeated. ESPN reported that the National Hockey League (NHL) announced that it will...

Read more

NGOs call for mass boycott of palm oil giant IOI

June 29, 2016
No peace for Greenpeace

No peace for Greenpeace

July 1, 2016

The Case Against Greenpeace

July 1, 2016
Children in ISIS Nusantara Media Outreach

Children in ISIS Nusantara Media Outreach

July 2, 2016
  • About Us
  • Creative Commons
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Disclaimer
  • Contact Us

Topics

Follow Us

About Us

citizendaily.news is part of the citizen Daily Media Group LLC, which delivers daily news around the globe. ​

© 2012 The Citizen Daily

No Result
View All Result
  • Asia News
    • Northeast Asia
      • China
      • Japan
    • North Korea
    • Oceania
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
    • South Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Pakistan
    • Southeast Asia
      • Indonesia
      • Malaysia
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • Thailand
  • World News
    • Africa
    • Europe
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Latin America
      • Cuba
      • Mexico
    • Middle East
      • Gulf States
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Syria
    • North America
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Russian Federation
  • Economy
    • Brexit
    • Free Market
  • Politics
    • ASEAN
    • Diplomacy
    • ISIS
    • National Defence & Security
  • Editorial
  • Environment
    • Climate Change
    • Forests
    • Water & Oceans
    • Wildlife & Endangered Species
  • Lifestyle
    • Books & Literature
    • Entertainment
    • Food & Dining
    • Religion
    • Travel
    • Tech
  • Sports

© 2012 The Citizen Daily