On Monday, Boris Johnson, Britain’s foreign secretary, is scheduled to lead a discussion of the Rohingya crisis among foreign ministers attending the United Nations General Assembly. But despite the expected criticism, analysts say the United Nations is unlikely to act against Myanmar. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Security Council did condemn the violence last week, its first such unified statement on Myanmar in nine years. But China blocked an effort by Egypt to add language calling for Rohingya refugees to be guaranteed the right to return to Myanmar from Bangladesh, Agence France-Presse reported. The government of Myanmar, a majority-Buddhist country, does not recognize the Rohingya, most of whom are Muslim, as citizens.

Source: New York Times September 18, 2017 10:52 UTC