UN Security Council envoys began a four-day visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar on Saturday to see firsthand the aftermath of a Myanmar military crackdown that Britain, the United States and others have denounced as ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, also urged Myanmar’s government to allow monitors into the country. His call was backed in an interview with Euronews by Andrew Gilmour, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights

The UN warns 'major challenges' must be overcome as Myanmar and Bangladesh announce a two-year plan to repatriate Rohingya Muslims.

Comments came from the UN Commissioner for Human Rights at a special session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva

Pope Francis had an emotional meeting with Muslim refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh, using the word Rohingya to describe them for the first time on his Asia trip

Campaign reaches millions on social media as French stars bid to mobilise the public.

Pope Francis is due to visit Myanmar amid international concerns over the plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees

There are now some one million Rohingya living in one of the poorest countries in the world - and the arrivals haven't stopped. NGOs have sharpened their strategies to assist refugees in case of mass

EU Foreign policy chief vists Rohingya refree camps as the bloc puts pressure on Myanmar to resolve crisis

Rohingya Muslims have been telling their horrifying accounts to Save the Children.

Thousands more Rohingyas arrive in Bangladesh as they flee "ethnic cleansing" in neighbouring Myanmar.

UNHCR's Vivian Tan looks at ways of addressing the Rohingya crisis

EU Commissioner dennounce 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar continue to wait along the Bangladesh border for permission from border patrol to allow them entry.

Delegates have gathered at a funding conference at the UN in Geneva. A total of 344.7 million dollars has been pledged.