UN commissioner urges international effort on Myanmar 'before it is too late'


Refugees cook food in a basic shelter at Farkawn quarantine camp in India's eastern state of Mizoram near the Myanmar border on Friday (Sept 24, 2021), after people fled across the border following attacks by Myanmar's military on villages in western Chin state. - AFP

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (Reuters): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday (Sept 23) warned of a human rights catastrophe under military rule in Myanmar and urged the international community to do more to prevent conflict from worsening.

"The national consequences are terrible and tragic - the regional consequences could also be profound," Michelle Bachelet said in a statement.

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