UN official shocked by conditions at refugee camps in Myanmar

At least 89 people were killed in sectarian violence between minority Muslim Rohingya and majority Buddhists in the state in October.

 

"Tensions between the communities are still running very high,"said UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos. "I was shocked to see so many soldiers everywhere keeping communities away from each other."   "People from both communities gave me the same message. They are living in fear and want to go back to living a normal life. There is an urgent need for reconciliation," she said.//DPA