Arakanese Buddhist nationalists express anger at the government's suggestion to the UN that sessions avoid using either of the terms "Rohingya” or “Bengali”.

Relief agencies warn that the increasing number of IDPs in Arakan State may soon stretch humanitarian resources to the breaking point.

In Arakan, poverty and ethnic tension are intertwined.

The number of severely malnourished children has spiked in northern Arakan state in Burma, a European Union agency said, after floods six months ago dealt a new blow to an area home to a persecuted population with little access to basic services.

The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in Burma is facing a funding shortfall of $51 million to meet all the needs till the end of 2016.

As the incoming head of state, the moral and political responsibility to end the slow genocide in Burma will fall squarely on Suu Kyi’s shoulders.