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Population shortfall forces rethink
This year's census showed a population almost 10 million short of the estimated figure.
The R-word, and its ramifications
A former UK ambassador says the name "Rohingya" was unknown to British colonial administrators, and that Western insistence on using the term is not helping the Bengali community's cause.
Level of suffering in Arakan ‘never seen before’: UN
A senior UN official has referred to the humanitarian situation in western Burma’s Arakan State as “appalling”, upon concluding a four-day visit to the country.
UNICEF emphasises Arakanese children over terminology
The primary concern for UNICEF is the plight of children in Arakan State, and not the lexicon employed to describe members of the community, says Bertrand Bainvel, the agency’s leading official in Burma.
UNICEF blasted for ‘humiliating’ concession as it tries to mend fences in Arakan
International agency finds itself again on the receiving end following a report that it had apologised for using the word “Rohingya” and promised Arakanese authorities that it would not use the term again.
Census will try to count Arakan Muslims
Burma’s Ministry of Immigration announce that the census in Arakan State will continue until the end of May, in an attempt to count Muslim populations that were excluded from last month’s tally.
