Arakan News Agency
Canadian Minister of International Development and La Francophonie Marie-Claude Bibeau said on Friday warned Myanmar military and political officials of obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the western province of Arakan.
Marie-Claude Bibeau said in a statement that she was concerned about the denial of Canadian humanitarian aid to Arakan province.
“Canada condemns this violence and calls for an end to threats to relief workers,” the minister said.
She pointed out that the need for relief aid is increasing day after day for women and children.
Claude Bibeau has demanded that aid workers arrive in Arakan.
She also noted that the efforts of international relief organizations in Arakan were subject to “serious restrictions”.
Canada provided $ 5 million worth of humanitarian aid to the fleeing Arakan Muslims to Bangladesh.
Since August 25th, Myanmar’s army and Buddhist militias have committed crimes, attacks and brutal massacres against the Arakan Muslim minority of Rohingya.
The attacks killed and displaced tens of thousands of innocent people, according to local activists.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International called on the UN Security Council on Tuesday to press the government of Myanmar to stop ethnic cleansing of Rohingya.
Since August, the number of Rohingya displaced to Bangladesh has reached 421,000, according to official reports.
