UN says over 400,000 Rohingya Muslims need aid in Myanmar

The United Nations said nearly half a million members of the persecuted Rohingya community in Myanmar are in need of humanitarian aid

The United Nations said nearly half a million members of the persecuted Rohingya community in Myanmar are in need of humanitarian aid as the plight of Muslim minorities in the Asian state continues unabated.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said that three years into the outbreak of a fresh wave of violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Western state of Rakhine, more than 416,000 people in the community still need humanitarian assistance, press tv reported.

The UNOCHA official also warned that more than 40,000 displaced Rohingya Muslims live in camps within 500 meters of coastline, where weather conditions are expected to deteriorate amid the monsoon season.

Over 1.3 million Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar face discrimination, including controls on their movements, family size and access to jobs.