'There's nowhere to go': One family's struggle inside a Rohingya refugee camp3:14There are also allegations that some officials within the system ignored the warnings of ethnic cleansing altogether. This was also after repeated warnings from within the UN system itself that all signs pointed to ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. "It was active denial," said Michael Shaikh, a former UN human rights officer based in Myanmar in 2013-2014, who visited the troubled Rakhine state regularly. Information 'ignored'As the Rohingya crisis escalated last month, the UN had to address the allegations. She "has advocated for human rights and development in a very strong way," said Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2017 09:04 UTC