can we ask about the rohingya issue? i know is i see them as terrorists who attacked the rakhine state, not rohingyas, they are terrorists. >> translator: i could gather information from facebook. >> what does facebook say about them? >> translator: they want to occupy our land and our people. >> reporter: that sentiment was all too common. what do you think about the rohingya people? >> translator: i think they are terrorists. they are excrement. they are making problems everywhere. >> what kind of problems are they causing, the rohingya people? >> translator: what i hear is in the villages they burn their own houses, then they burn the other people's houses, then they ran. >> reporter: hate can be found where you least expect it. hello, nice to meet you. there are about 1 million rohingyas who have fled out of this country into bangladesh. 600,000 of them just since august 25th. why are so many people running if there's not a threat of death to them? >> translator: the media from the west created the story that these p

for now, those rohingya asked where they are andi now, those rohingya asked where they are and i wouldck, possibly non— muslims, that back to myanmar in the next few months. an arctic cold snap is bringing sub—zero temperatures and heavy snow to large parts of north—east america and canada. temperatures have been reported as low as minus fifteen in toronto. while the us lakeside city of erie, in pennsylvania, had a record 1.5 metres of snow in a8 hours, with more on the way. demarco morgan from cbs news is in erie, pennsylvania. parts of the us are literally frozen. many places are well below zero. this is eyrie, pennsylvania, which got 70 centimetres of snow. —— this is eyrie, pennsylvania, which got 70 inches of snow. this place has been placed under a state of emergency because of heavy snow. officials are asking everyone to stay inside and stay off of the roads because they are treacherous and dangerous. we have heard of many places around the country with people killed in accidents as a result of the weather. four people died in a car crash in kansas. back here in pennsylvania, pe

now, rohingya are not recognized as citizens.the rohingya had hoped that the current leader, aung san suu kyi, who is a former political prisoner that won the nobel peace prize, would focus on human rights. but the plight of the rohingya has only gotten worse under suu kyi, which has caused widespread condemnation from world leaders who describe it as ethnic cleansing. >> myanmar reviles them right now as not really legitimate pe. they are stateless right now, the largest group of stateless people in the world. people that live in rakhine province largely live in concentration camps. >> reporter: chicago congresswoman jan schakowsky recently visited myanmar and says the u.s. and u.n. need to pressure suu kyi to end the crisis. nasir says suu kyi had enthusiastic support from the rohingya, and she has let them down. >> my heart is broken for her. from my heart, i want to say, she is a liar, number one. she don't have any justice. >> reporter: for now, the rohingya focus on building their lives in chicago. salamat says he wants to

they don't actually recognise the rohingya is as an ethnic group.yanmar think they are immigrants from bangladesh so in that sense the rohingya are almost a stateless people, but of course it's the word they use to identify themselves and even before this asia trip pope francis has sent out a strong message about the issue. people were strongly disappointed that he didn't speak directly about it in the country that matters, myanmar, but the fact that towards the end of the trip he has chosen to do so, i think to some extent that redeems him in the eyes of many of the people who were expecting a strong message to come out of him and perhaps to some people who were criticising him for not saying anything about it in myanmar, perhaps they will feel a bit differently now. yogita limaye in dhaka on the last day of pope francis's week—long tour. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: hundreds turn out to see prince harry and meghan markle on their first public engagement. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people livin

people, they won't even use the name rohingya 620,000 rohingya in myanmar, in burma, to refer to these individuals. thousands upon thousands of stories like that are coming out of rakhine state where the rohingya made their home. we were not permitted, we thought we were going to be, to go to the -- displaced persons camps which are really prisons, concentration camps, in northern rakhine, where people have been thrown out of their homes and their homes and jobs destroyed. we went to the capital of a hingea, the rakhine state, we went to what is essentially a ghetto surrounded by barbed wires, blocked by police where people cannot get health care. they can't go to the stores that they used to have in the village. they can't go education. they are running out of rice right now. this is happening now in the world. we need to do something about it. i'm proud of this congress for standing up today and saying no more ethnic cleansing. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i yi

why hasn't she used the term rohingya?everything has been stripped from them. their name has been stripped from them. it's dehumanising to the point where you begin to believe that anything's possible. what do you do in the face of a nation that seems to be in the nile in this way? if you have this very frustrated population on the border, how soon will it be before their radicalised? how long before you begin to hear jihadi movement is comprised of these groups and pitting the extremists from the muslim world against the extremists from the muslim, buddhist world and then we would rue the day we didn't stop this at an earlier point in time. it's 20 years since a landmark treaty was signed to ban landmines. over 100 states signed the ottawa treaty in 1997 but a recent report shows a very few countries are on course to meet the ten—year deadline to remove landmines and the number of people killed or injured by landmines at 10—year high in 2016, up 75% on the previous year. civilians made up more than three quarters of victi

and even some rohingya refugees.e to syed munir khasru, the chairman of the international think tank the institute for policy, advocacy, and governance, and i asked him whether he was disappointed that the pope didn't explicitly mention the rohingyas. yes, i'm sure i'm not the only one. many human rights bodies expect more because he does... he is the embodiment of peace and harmony and tolerance around the world. there is a broad global consensus that this has been a case of ethnic cleansing. so we expected more than the general, broad statements that came out. there you think that pope francis was influenced by roman catholic leaders in myanmar and in bangladesh, not explicitly mentioning the rohingya and trying to keep to around a diplomatic minefield? that is the impression we also got, from both catholic leaders in myanmarand also got, from both catholic leaders in myanmar and bangladesh. also got, from both catholic leaders in myanmarand bangladesh. in myanmar he has been told that mentioning the rohingya might

the un human rights chief said he warned aung saan sui kyi of appalling atrocities against the rohingyagiven the scale of the military operation, clearly, that have to be decisions taken at a high enough level. the white house confirms that the cia helped russia thwart a terror attack in saint petersburg, president putin has personally thanked donald trump. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a fierce battle to succeed presidentjacob zuma as the leader of south africa's ruling party, voting is underway. and french sailor francois gabart has set a new world record for the fastest solo round—the—world navigation of 42 days and 16 hours. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 6.30am in myanmar where the country's leaders could face charges of genocide over the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group. that's the warning from un's high commissionerfor human rights. it's estimated that more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled from myanmar to neighbouring bangladesh s

"the presence of god today," he said, "is also called rohingya."the value of the pope's intervention was highlighted by aid agencies working with the dispossessed. >> it is very important the pope keeping this up in the public's imagination. to continue to talk about the issue, continue to advocate for the rohingya, because we worry that this will become another forgotten crisis in the coming months more something else happens in the world, and the rohingyas will be no longer in the media. martin: a papal visit brought global attention to the suffering and comfort to a child who has lost everything. martin bashir, bbc news, bangladesh. rajini: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, what will the world be?s biggest matchups anticipation builds after today's draw. the argentine navy has abandoned efforts to rescue the crew of a submarine which disappeared two weeks ago with 44 people on board. the navy says the search will continue, but is looking for the wreck of the submarine on the seabed. aircraft and ships

some 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh since august. nearly 5,000 delegates are expected to vote. deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, appears to be leading the nominations. president putin has acknowledged the help of the cia in preventing terror attacks in st petersburg. he told president trump the information had helped to track down and detain a terrorist group preparing blasts in kazan cathedral and other public places in the city. now on bbc news, dateline london.

and publicly uses the word rohingya in recognition of their identity. eu will refuse to begin talks on a post—brexit trade deal if ireland is not satisfied with the uk's offer on the northern irish border. also in the northern irish border. also in the programme: prince harry and his new fiancee, meghan markle, a the their first public engagement since announcing their plans to wed. hello and welcome to bbc world news. president trump's former national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contact with russia. mr flynn is the most senior former official to be charged so far in the investigation into alleged russian meddling in last year's us presidential election. in response, a lawyer for the white house has said: "nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr flynn." this is mr flynn leaving court earlier — us media say mr flynn is prepared to give testimony that mr trump's son—in—law jared kushner was among the senior members of the president's transitional team who directed him

"the presence of god today," he said, "is also called rohingya." suffering, and comfort to a child who has lost everything. martin bashir, bbc news, bangladesh. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: hundreds turn out to see prince harry and meghan markle on their first public engagement. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands with and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump's former national security adviser, michael fl

violence was the direct cause of death for the majority of rohingya.ndere killed by beating 2.6% died as a result of sexual violence. according to the organization the figures don't take into account those who have not been able to flee or families who were killed in their entirety. doctors without borders connected their results in bangladesh won more than 6000 rohingya muslims have fled. havear and bangladesh signed an agreement. are saying nothing suggests the same abuses won't happen again. genie: democrats are hopining their stunning seven victory -- senate victory in alabama -- doug jones won t the special election tuesday after a bitterr cacampaign against conservative republican roy moore. he was endorsed by donald trump and is a serial child rapist. the vote narrows the republican senate majority to just one vote. has become the latest hollywood actress to speak out against producer harvey weinstein. the mexican born star wrote a piece for the new york times where she told of repeated sexual advances and bullying from the mobile during the mak

word "rohingya" in recognition of their identity.g up in sport... the draw for next year's world cup finals has taken place. we'll get reaction from moscow. hello and welcome to world news today. we start with news that president trump's former national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contact with russia. mr flynn is the most senior former official to be charged so far in the investigation into alleged russian meddling in last year's us presidential election. a lawyer for the white house has said nothing about the guilty plea oi’ said nothing about the guilty plea or charge implicates anyone other than mr flynn. this is mr flynn leaving court earlier. us media say that mr flynn is prepared to give testimony that mr trump's son—in—law, jared kushner, was amongst the members of the president's transitional team who directed intimate contact with the russians. aleem maqbool has the latest. it has sent political shock waves through washington. general michael flynn, donald trump's former na

he flew in from myanmar, on a visit that has been overshadowed by the rohingya crisis. would talk about the issue more openly than he did in myanmar. during this speech, at the home of bangladesh's president, he didn't use the term rohingya, but talked about the influx of refugees from myanmar‘s rakhine state that this country has been dealing with. translation: the international community must take decisive measures to deal with this grave crisis. notjust working to resolve the political issues which have led to this large migration of people, but also offering immediate material assistance to bangladesh in its effort to respond to the urgent human need. some will be disappointed that he hasn't sent out a stronger message. pope francis is in bangladesh for two more days, but he isn't expected to make any more speeches, so many wonder if this is the last we've heard from him on the rohingya issue during this visit. on friday, he will hold a big mass here in this public park in dhaka. that is what these men behind me are preparing for. it will be the first time that many

if it is don't take into account as rohingya move not be able to fiba. will families were killed in their entirety. thought his rapport is connected the results of the cult's bizarre comes about it ash. by more than six hundred thousand ranans of flats. last month by month bangladesh signed an agreement to allow the voluntary repatriation of the displaced people. but both the un and and years of warning against sets say nothing suggests the same abuses were to happen again. not all issues prime minister has spoken to france24 in an exclusive interview sheik hasina said actions committed by the burmese army. were quote unacceptable she also said bangladesh has received guarantees from burma regarding the repatriation of rohingya refugee siculus. well of definitely yes because the the discussion away. i had with with them then agreed that they would have shown tara. le they will make all that. for those of to security. so. what i fear that? is international coverage down all organization this shoul. keep an eye on them how's ie meeting and putting pressure

the presence of god today is also called rohingya.ope francis under the name of that minority for the first time during his trip when meeting with rohingya refugees that fled bangladesh. -- fled to bangladesh. friday, he held their hands, listened to their stories, and called for them to be respected. reporter: a gesture of acknowledgment, perhaps foreign to these refugees. they are recognized in their homeland, myanmar. one by one, they lined up to me the pontiff. this encounter long anticipated by pope francis's visit to the region. today, compassion took the place of diplomacy. >> we will not close our hearts. we will not look to the other side. the presence of god today is also called rohingya. reporter: the small group of refugees traveled from bangladesh's border. >> the pope said to me that he will pray for us as much as he can. he said he will do all he can, and with allah's health, all my troubles will go away. he asked me not to lose patience. reporter: the refugees pope francis net came from sprawling, makeshift camps like

the word rohingya for the first time in public just yesterday.of the catholic community that the reason they could not organise a visit for the pope to go to cox's bazar, about an hour away by flight, is because his trip was organised before the crisis started, so they could not facilitate for him to go there. but yesterday we saw in meet a of rohingya refugees during an interfaith meeting and he also perhaps gave his strongest statement during this trip about the rohingya crisis, asking them for forgiveness for the hurt caused and the indifference of the world. ever since the trip started, since he landed in myanmar, everyone listening to each speech he made very closely to see how he was going to address the issue. the word rohingya would have upset the myanmar government, which does not recognise the group at all. here, i think, some of the criticism has abated after not just the short statement that he made but also the gesture of meeting with the rohingya refugees at the end of the interfaith meeting yesterday. the world's majorfishing natio

form of the rohingya minority has suffereded in t the face ofe world's indifference. a group off sixteen refugees have the opportunity his speaker leader of one point two billion catholics world lines. he listened to the stories and times. crossing the homes. more than six hundred thousand rohingya refugees have fled irma since august twenty fifth streaming across the border to neighboring bangladesh which is struggled to deal with the influx. acetatate when e lease is brutatal crarackdon lurking insurgents b began. over they reportedly killed twelve people in attacks on police pays. since then about two hundred seventy hoffman of religiou. houthi england's. at least nine people have been killed in warm thirty others wounded in the north western pakistani city of peshawar. where taliban militants disguised in burke is storm to the campus of an agricultural college in the early hours of this friday morning? most people were sleeping when the sound of gunfire began to ring out across the campus. as the gunman went from room to room searching for students. well the pakis

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and even some rohingya refugees. bbc news, dhaka. laura: in other news from around the world, you and officials in urgentay 500 people need medical evacuation. they are warning that further delays will lead to more deaths in the area, which is surrounded by government forces. a humanitarian advisor says not a single person has been able to get out in two months. the oil exporters group opec has agreed to extend curbs on production until the end of next year. the current deal, which has has helped boost the price of crude oil by almost 30%, had been due to expire in march. now opec wants the support of key nonmember exporters of oil, notably russia. disney has picked a chinese actor to play mulan in a new film, following accusations that hollywood casts white people in asian roles. the new adaptation of the 1998 movie will tell the tale of a famous chinese heroine. several hollywood films have been criticized recently for so-called whitewashing. russia has joined in the diplomatic row over north korea, blaming america for pushing kim

this visit has been overshadowed by the rohingya crisis.are hoping he would make a stronger message about the rohingyas. yesterday he spoke... inaudible. he lauded bangladesh's effort to provide shelter and he says the international community needs to step up to sort the crisis. later today he does meet some of the rohingya refugees and we are told he is being brought to the reserve near the border with myanmar to meet. he will also meet the prime minister of bangladesh later today. you might see pictures paint a thousand words. how he receives those rohingya muslims, the way english —— the way in which that episode woes could define the whole trip? it certainly could. that's been the line of this trip ever since he came here. some we re trip ever since he came here. some were disappointed that he did make a stronger statement about myanmar, because he has spoken about it clearly in the past, but he chose not to do so in myanmar. he was advised by people that it could have an impact or repercussions for the christian minority in myanmar, bu

the makeshift home to more than 600,000 rohingya muslims, this is the refugee camp. those living here left myanmar and a situation described by the u.n. as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. it is claimed more than 6000 people have been killed, figure denied by the government in myanmar. among the 40-plus doctors, nurses, and firefighters being sent by britain's emergency medical team, a children's nurse. >> i know from my experience as a pediatric nurse and as a mum that families will be feeling desperate. i know there are loads of children involved. 75% of the people have been infected with diphtheria around the age of 15. we need to act fast. reporter: when the british team arrives, the medics will be working in tough conditions. diphtheria has been spreading rapidly. up to 160 new cases of the disease are reported every day. >> it is going to be tough. there are 40 of us in this first deployment. we will be working with other organizations, so it won't be just the 40 of us trying to provide the response, but the u.k. response is one of the fastest, because o

the makeshift home to thousands of rohingya muslims, this is the refugee camp.nd a situation described by the un as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. 6000 people have been killed, a figure denied by the government in myanmar. among the a0 plus staff, sent by britain, becky, a children's nurse at watford general. i know from my experience as a paediatric nurse and as a mother families will be feeling desperate. i know there are loads of children involved, 75% of the people affected by diptheria are under the age of 15. we need to act fast. when the team arrives, medics will be working in tough conditions. diphtheria has been spreading rapidly, up to 160 new cases reported every day. it will be tough, 40 of us going out in its first tranche, more people coming later. we will be working with other organisations, not just 40 of us. this is the uk response, one of the fastest because of the critical nature of the emergency and the speed at which the disease can spread, because of the need to do something very quickly. the situation facing the rohingya people ha

and, in addition, the international appealfor the rohingya is tragically underfunded.roblem that merits so much more attention from international governments of the world. why do you think it is not getting it? well, that is a great question. it is tragic, because this is not one of those cases where we have the luxury of saying we did not know. 10 days after august 25 when the attacks started, my organisation accused the regime, the burmese, of crimes against humanity. many others have. the information is there. look, this is a brown—skinned muslim population, it is thousands and thousands of miles away from developed countries. it is tragic they do not get the attention and sense of outrage that this terrible situation merits. at the same time, the military in myanmar, across the border, has driven them out. they said they were terrorists and burned their own villages and wanted to leave anyway. the chance of them going back is minimal. the problem will have to be dealt with where it is. i think you are correct, it at least in the short and medium—term. it is hard to

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many of the rohingya have escaped brutal violence in myanmar.ope was criticized for not using that word, for not naming rohingya publicly. the flight of the rohingya dominated his tour, but pope francis was attending other events. this was the scene hours ago when he visited a church in bangladesh. >>> now on to football news, the draw has been made for next year's fifa world cup in russia. there are some exciting matchups in store. spain .portugal, for instance, they're set to face off in group b pitting ronaldo against some of his old teammates. iceland will take on messi and argentina. >>> still ahead here, the biggest issue facing the planet, it is unfolding at a much faster rate than people could imagine. rising oceans and their catastrophic impact. stay with us. (male #1) it's a little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a c

"the presence of god today," he said, "is also called rohingya." a child who has lost everything. martin bashir, bbc news, bangladesh. next summer, 32 countries battle it out for football's world cup in russia. today, england secured a favourable draw when the groups were decided in moscow. this is how it will all begin for england in the opening group stage. they will kick off against tunisia on monday, 18 june. england will then play panama on the 24th, saving the toughest for last, playing one of the top seeds belgium on the 28th. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. it was the day russia invited the great and the good of football inside its seat of power. the kremlin playing host to some of the legends who have graced the sport's showpiece event. a first world cup in russia has become a matter of personal pride and political importance to vladimir putin. the president himself taking the opportunity to kick off proceedings. applause. a colourful celebration of russian culture providing the now traditional pre—draw entertainment. as england's mana

the word rohingya for the first time in public just yesterday.hat to take away from the pope's visit. on his final day in bangladesh, pope francis visited a church. he presided over a meeting of priests and nuns from the country and live and nuns from the country and live and it up with his humour. ending on and it up with his humour. ending on a lighter note a trip that has been overshadowed by a more grim reality. this is the moment that will be remembered, pope francis blessing a 12—year—old girl who has lost her entire family. she was among 16 refugees he met on friday and for the first time during the six—day trip pope francis used the name that these people call themselves. the name of god today is rohingya, he told an auditorium packed today with people from different religions. it isa people from different religions. it is a contentious term because the government of myanmar do not recognise the rohingya as an ethnic group. they label them as bengalis and label them as illegal immigrants. by using the word in bangladesh pope francis has a

on his first day he talked about an influx of refugees but did not use the word rohingya.d met with refugees as well. it isa word and met with refugees as well. it is a word that myanmar does not like because it is a group that it does not recognise. many indians now believe these people are illegal immigrants. this is certainly not going to be seen positively by the myanmar government. activists who had expected more from the pope because he has a reputation of being outspoken, they had criticised him for not being outspoken in myanmar, that criticism has certainly abated. organisations working with the refugees believe that influential leaders when they talk about these issuesit leaders when they talk about these issues it puts the spotlight on it. what is needed right now is pressure on the myanmar government to figure out how these refugees can safely go back to their homes. what is on the agenda for the pope for the duration of his visit? he finished his last engagementjust a short while ago. it was a meeting with university stu d e nts it was a meeting with universit

he asked the rohingyas for forgiveness for the injustices of the world. state identify themselves. and it is also a word myanmar doesn't recognise. he says he and being in bangladesh could upset the myanmar government and that's perhaps why he didn't say it while he was in myanmar. he faced criticism for not sending a strong message while he was in that country and when he came to bangladesh everybody was waiting and listening to every speech he made, to see if he would send out a stronger message. he seems to have done so yesterday. today he visited a church in dhaka and a cemetery. he will also meet some students and then he will be leaving this country. thanks for the moment. white house officials have indicated that president trump is likely to announce next week that the united states will recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. the status ofjerusalem is highly contentious, with both israelis and palestinians claiming all or part of the city as their capital. critics have warned that the decision by donald trump could jeopardise peace negotiati

at a meeting of religious leaders, the pope asked for forgiveness from rohingya refugees for the hurtf the world. it's a crisis that has overshadowed the pope's visit to myanmar and bangladesh. regardless of the politics around the pope's visit, many people from the catholic community of anchor desk, it was a chance to see the leader of their religion in person. they are a tiny percentage of the population of this country, but you couldn't tell that by looking at the crowds here, tens of thousands have come from different parts of bangladesh. and they weren't disappointed. before he said mass, pope francis took a quick tour through the crowd. for some, it was a moment they will remember forever. he's the first pope to visit bangladesh in more than 30 yea rs. visit bangladesh in more than 30 years. i'm so happy and blessed that i got to get here in this space, so there are lots of people that couldn't come over here. so i'm so lucky! i can see the pope so near. couldn't come over here. so i'm so lucky! i can see the pope so nearlj was in tears when i saw him. when i saw him, i thought

the makeshift home to thousands of rohingya muslims, this is the refugee camp.mar and a situation described by the un as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. 6,000 people have been killed, a figure denied by the government in myanmar. wonderful... among the a0 plus staff, sent by britain, becky, a children's nurse at watford general. i know from my experience as a paediatric nurse and as a mother, families will be feeling desperate. i know there are loads of children involved, 75% of the people affected by diptheria are under the age of 15. we need to act fast. when the team arrives, medics will be working in tough conditions. diphtheria has been spreading rapidly, up to 160 new cases reported every day. it will be tough, 40 of us going out in its first tranche, more people coming later. we will be working with other organisations, not just 40 of us. this is the uk response, one of the fastest because of the critical nature of the emergency and the speed at which the disease can spread, because of the need to do something very quickly. the situation facing th

a british medical team is flying to bangladesh to help rohingya refugees who've fled myanmar. rohingya muslims are living in refugee camps, following widespread persecution at home. more than a0 doctors, nurses and firefighters from the uk will spend six weeks in bangladesh tackling an outbreak of diptheria in the camps, as claire fallon reports. leaving manchester airport, british medics heading for bangladesh and a refugee camp where those that have survived and escaped persecution now face another threat — diphtheria. the makeshift home to more than 600,000 rohingya muslims, this is the cox's bazar refugee camp. those living here left neighbouring myanmar and a situation described by the un as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. it's claimed more than 6,000 people have been killed, a figure denied by the government in myanmar. among the a0 plus doctors, nurses and firefighters being sent by britain's emergency medical team, becky platt, a children's nurse at watford general. i know from my experience as a paediatric nurse and as a mum that families will be feeling despe

more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have fled persecution by the myanmar military.t camps around the bangladeshi city of cox's bazar. crowded, squalid living conditions, inadequate water supplies, and a lack of sanitation facilities has led to waves of disease, including diphtheria, a potentially fatal illness long forgotten in most parts of the world thanks to increasing rates of vaccination. more than 2,000 cases have been reported here since the start of november. most of the patients are between five and iii—years—old. over the next two days, a0 british doctors, nurses, and firefighters travel to bangladesh to lead an urgent vaccination programme. they're members of the uk's emergency medical team, a group of volunteers from the nhs and emergency services, ready to respond at short notice to humanitarian disasters. it's the team's first deployment since it was certified by the world health organization last year. but with warnings that cholera and tuberculosis may also be on the rise, this could just be the start of a long campaign against disease in these vast

it's no secret that we have been reporting heavily on the flight ever rohingya. and they are still in prison. >> do you feel like you've gotten enough support from the u.s. government to push for the release of these journalists? >> i have to say global support has been fantastic. secretary of state tillerson made a statement, ambassador on the ground has been fantastic. also the u.n. second general, the eu, canada, australia, the uk, everybody has taken a position on this. and i think it is because people understand that a free press is necessary in a democracy. and that it is really dangerous when democracies put people in prison just for doing their job as journalists. >> dan, is there -- ghifiven wh we've seen happen, when it comes to aid workers, are you seeing fear on their part? >> well, the sad truth is that myanmar government has for a long time been redistricting access for journalists and aid workers and that continues both where rohingya have fled to, bangladesh, and also northern part of the country where there is a christian minority of 100,000 peop

more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have fled persecution by the myanmar military.ing here in the vast camps around the bangladeshi city of cox's bazar. crowded, squalid living conditions, inadequate water supplies, and a lack of sanitation facilities has led to waves of disease, including diphtheria, a potentially fatal illness long forgotten in most parts of the world thanks to increasing rates of vaccination. more than 2,000 cases have been reported here, since the start of november. most of the patients are between five and 14 years old. over the next two days, a0 british doctors, nurses, and firefighters travel to bangladesh to lead an urgent vaccination program. they're members of the uk's emergency medical team, a group of volunteers from the nhs and emergency services ready to respond at short notice to humanitarian disasters. it's the team's first deployment since it was certified by the world health 0rganization last year. but with warnings that cholera and tuberculosis may also be on the rise, this could just be the start of a long campaign against diseas