Rohingya rebel group declares month-long ceasefire amid 'humanitarian crisis'
Myanmar's Rohingya rebel group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, announced a temporary ceasefire on Saturday.
A month-long military operation will be suspended from September 10 to October 9 to allow humanitarian groups to respond to the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine State.
ARSA strongly encourages all concerned humanitarian actors to resume their humanitarian assistance to all victims of humanitarian crises, regardless of ethnic or religious background, during the ceasefire period," the group said in a statement.
About 130,000 more Rohingya Muslims fled Bangladesh from Myanmar on Friday, nearly double the number from earlier this week.
The United Nations says more than 290,000 people have crossed the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh in the past two weeks since an Aug. 25 crackdown on the stateless ethnic minority, after the military said Rohingya militants attacked police posts.
Humanitarian agencies are seeking $77 million in aid for those fleeing Myanmar and struggling to find space in existing camps and settlements, and lacking access to basic services in new settlements.
Agencies were already working on the ground before this latest crisis, but the influx overwhelmed the services that were there," said Robert Watkins, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh. "60,000 new shelters are now urgently needed to support new arrivals, as well as food, clean water and health services, including specialist mental health services and support for survivors of sexual violence."
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