Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has "a last chance" to halt an army offensive that has forced hundreds of thousands of the mainly Muslim Rohingya to flee abroad, the UN head has said.
Antonio Guterres told the BBC unless she acted now, "the tragedy will be absolutely horrible".
The UN has warned the offensive could amount to ethnic cleansing.
Myanmar says it is responding to deadly militant attacks in northern Rakhine state and denies targeting civilians. Full story...
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Antonio Guterres told the BBC unless she acted now, "the tragedy will be absolutely horrible".
The UN has warned the offensive could amount to ethnic cleansing.
Myanmar says it is responding to deadly militant attacks in northern Rakhine state and denies targeting civilians. Full story...
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