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UN Says Rohingyas Facing Catastrophic Situation

13/09/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, UN Says Rohingyas Facing Catastrophic Situation

The UN secretary general urges Myanmar to suspend military action in Rakhine state

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are facing a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation. Also on the prog: Spain threatens to arrest over 700 Catalan pro-referendum mayors and the celebrated conductor Sir Simon Rattle returns to the UK after 15 years directing the Berlin Philarmonic.

(Photo: Rohingya refugees walk to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip. Credit: Reuters)

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