Myanmar military build-up ‘mirrors’ movements before Rohingya atrocities, says UK

Deputy ambassador to UN draws comparison to 2017 genocide, as UN aid chief says more than 3 million people need life-saving aid

Britain's deputy UN ambassador has voiced concerns a military build-up in Myanmar's north-west bears similarities to the Rohingya genocide of 2017.

James Kariuki told reporters before heading into a closed-doors meeting with the UN security council on Monday: We are concerned that this rather mirrors the activity we saw four years ago ahead of the atrocities that were committed in Rakhine against the Rohingya [Muslim minority]"