the burmese government has invited the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, to visit myanmar. it comes after mr guterres told the un security council that violence against rohingya muslims has spiralled into the world's fastest growing refugee emergency. but the united nations itself has been accused of a series of failures. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher has seen internal un documents, outlining concerns about the handling of the rohingya conflict. this is his special report. in the months since rohingya muslims first began fleeing into bangladesh, the united nations has been at the forefront of the response. delivering aid and making robust statements, condemning the burmese authorities. the situation remains, or seems, a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. but could, and should, the un have done more before the killing and burning started? really disturbing to think that some of this could have been prevented. this woman is a lawyer and aid worker. between 2013 and 2015 she ran the office of the top united nations official in myanmar. it was a stressful time. she says her

un secretary general antonio guterres also spoke at the event. he addressed some of president trump's reform goals and laid out a list of measures that the un is taking to cut down on red tape. we are pursuing sweeping management reform. to simplify procedures to the centralized decisions with greater transparency efficiency and accountability. these efforts to reinforce the child that. and they are all grown deeds in over arching principles. although the us envoy to the u. n. nikki haley held the declaration of support for united nations reform as a success. she noted that seventy member states still have not signed the declaration. haley said that the united states his goal is to eventually obtain a complete consensus on the reform proposal. donald trump will deliver his first address to the un general assembly on tuesday. post a key meeting that's taking place between french president emmanuel macron. and. donald trump pine the agenda between these two climate change at with u. s. alignment with the cup twenty one paris climbed agreement centr

antonio guterres said the situation in the refugee camps in bangladesh was a humanitarian catastrophe, with women and children hungry and malnourished. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, has told the european parliament that britain will soon regret its decision to leave the eu. in his annual speech on the state of the european union, mrjuncker also outlined his plans for a more integrated eu. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament.

the un secretary general, antonio guterres says the situation is having a devastating effect on the whole region. grievances that have been left to fester for decades have now escalated beyond the borders of myanmar, destabilising the region. the humanitarian situation is catastrophic. last week there were 125,000 refugees who had fled to bangladesh. that number has now tripled to nearly 380,000. many are staying in makeshift settlements or in communities who are generously sharing what they have. but women and children are arriving hungry and malnourished. i call on the myanmar authorities to suspend military action, and the violence. uphold the rule of law and recognise the right of return of all those who had to leave the country. but not everyone sees the rohingya as victims. our special correspondent, fergal keane, has been to myanmar‘s second—biggest city, mandalay, to assess the mood of the buddhist majority, and found they have a very different take on the situation. the sense of a buddhist country is powerfully felt in mandalay, so too are the echoes of current events. this c

antonio guterres, look in —— welcome to hardtalk. when it comes to crises, you said prevention is better than a cure. we all know that. is the un the right body to ta ke that. is the un the right body to take the lead on that? we need to be. we spend 70% of our budget on peacekeeping. in most situations there is no peace to keep, as you know. we need to be able to invest much more in prevention. i think we can see the prevention on two aspects. general prevention. and sustainable economy is prevention of conflict, prevention of corruption is prevention of conflict. helping ease tensions is prevention of conflict. then we have the need to do specific easing of conflict in specific situations where there is conflict. that is where we need to boost capacity. if you allow me, i created a form of mediation with nine men and nine women, ex—heads of state and government, people with experience, to help us act in time to prevent conflict. it also needs you, the secretary general of the un, to speak out and challenge governments. this is wh

antonio guterres warned that the crisis was destabilising the region. hundreds of thousands of rohingyas have fled to bangladesh from rakhine state in myanmar. mr guterres said their situation was catastrophic and tragic. grievances that have been left to fester for decades have now escalated beyond myanmar‘s borders, destabilising the region. the humanitarian situation is catastrophic. when we met last week, there were 125,000 rohingya refugees who had fled into bangladesh. that number has now tripled to nearly 380,000. many are staying in makeshift settlements, or with those communities who are generously sharing what they have. but women and children are arriving hungry and malnourished. i call on the myanmar authorities to suspend military action, and the violence, uphold the rule of law and recognise the right of return of all those who had to leave the country. myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi, who‘s been criticised for failing to defend the rights of the rohingya muslims, said she won‘t be attending the un general assembly in new york ne

antonio guterres talking to zeinab badawi. in spite of international pressure, rohingya muslims continue to pour into bangladesh to escape violence. our correspondent jonathan head reports from the bangladesh/myanmar border. on the muddy shore of bangladesh's southernmost point, the stream of muslims seeking safety never stops. this is one of the places where the boats bring them in. on the other side of the naf river, still the fires burn. it is astonishing that more than three weeks after the violence broke out rakhine state, we're still seeing these incredible numbers of people coming across the naf river looking for shelter here in bangladesh. with so much of the rohingya population already in this country, the chances are the military operation inside myanamar is reaching its natural end. as far as the burmese military is concerned, these people are a historical problem that has now been fixed. mushtaq and his family have just arrived. his home was burned down three weeks ago, he said. he'd sought shelter in four other vi

antonio guterres, welcome to hardtalk. it's a pleasure to be here. when it comes to suffering conflicts and crises, you say prevention is better than a cure. we all know that. but is the un the right body to take the lead on that? we need to be. i mean, we spend 70% of our budget on peacekeeping. and as you know, in most situations there is no peace to keep, as you know. peacekeepers are almost becoming parties to the conflict to protect civilians in desperate situations. we need to be able to invest much more in prevention. i think we can see prevention on two aspects. one is general prevention, sustainable development is prevention of conflict, respect for human rights is prevention conflict, good governance, fighting corruption is prevention of conflict. investment in social harmony in multi—ethnic, multicultural, societies is prevention of conflict. but then we have the need to do specific prevention of conflict in specific situations where there is a risk of conflict, and that is where we need to boost our capacity. if you allow me, ijust crea

i'm sure antonio guterres realises the limitations and restrictions on aung san suu kyi's power. yes, she is the head of the civilian government here, but the burmese army is an autonomous political entity here and it does not take its instructions from the civilian government. the operations in the northern rakhine state that has driven so many of the rohingya into bangladesh, that is being carried out by the burmese army, not on the instructions of aung san suu kyi. the criticism made of her is that she has not spoken out, she has not really reflected on what is going on in rakhine state in public, in terms of the tremendous suffering of more than a00,000 rohingya who have crossed the border into bangladesh and are now in pretty dire conditions. on tuesday, when she speaks here, she is giving an important speech in front of diplomats here, and she will speak in english — clearly tailored for an international audience. the diplomats and international audience watching around the world will listen closely to see how she calibrates that message and people will listen in to see i

in the past hour, the un secretary general antonio guterres, says there was a real risk of ethnic cleansing. he also said a plan must be put in place to give the rohingyas nationality or legal status. nearly 125,000 people, victims of unbearable suffering and desperation, have sought refuge in bangladesh. many people have lost their lives trying to flee the violence. and the grievances and resulting plight of the rohingya have lasted for far too long. it is becoming an undeniable factor in destabilisation in the region. i have officially written to the president of the security council to express my concern and various steps to end the violence and address the underlying causes of the crisis. the international community must undertake concerted efforts to prevent undertake concerted efforts to p reve nt a ny undertake concerted efforts to prevent any further escalation and to seek a realistic solution. the authorities in myanmar must take determined action to put an end to this vicious cycle of violence and provide security and assistance to all of those in need. i urge them to ensure unhin

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our top story: the burmese government has invited the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, to visit myanmar. it comes after mr guterres told the un security council that violence against rohingya muslims has spiralled into the world's fastest growing refugee emergency. china has ordered north korean companies operating in china to shut down by january. it's part of beijing's efforts to enforce un sanctions punishing north korea for its nuclear weapons development. and this video is trending on bbc.com... a huge white diamond found in angola has been displayed in hong kong ahead of its auction in november. 163 carats, it's by far the largest cut diamond of such quality to come up for auction. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: ryanair has been told to correct its compensation policy for passengers by friday afternoon after thousands of its flights were cancelled. the uk's civil aviation authority accused the airline of persistently misleading passengers. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. could be a dramati

ladies and gentlemen, secretary-general antonio guterres. [applause] gen. guterres: mr. trump, thank you for those kind words your support. someone recently asked, what keeps me up at night. my answer was simple, bureaucracy. fragmented structures, byzantine procedures, and endless red tape. have come up not with a better way to do it than by imposing some of the rules we have created ourselves. i asked myself if there were a conspiracy to make our rules exactly what they need to be to make us an effective. let us -- ineffective. let us never forget that we are here to serve, to serve the people suffering and poverty and exclusion, people victimized by conflict. people whose rights ended dignity are being denied. reform is for them. reform is also for the hard-working taxpayers. reform is for everyone serving under the u.n. flag. to serve the people we support and the people who support us. flexible, nimble, and decisive. together, we are making progress on a broad and bold reform agenda. we have launched a game changing strategy to end sexual explication and abuse. refo

ladies and gentlemen, secretary—general antonio guterres. applause mr president, thank you very much for your engagement and your support. and i also thank ambassador haley for leadership and commitment. ladies and gentlemen, someone recently asked what keeps me up at night, and my answer was simple. bureaucracy. for augmented structures, procedures and endless red tape. someone trying to undermine the un could not have come up undermine the un could not have come up with a better way to do it than by imposing some of the rules we have created ourselves. it even sometimes ask myself whether it was a conspiracy to make our rules exactly what they need to be for us not to be effective, but above all that us not forget that we are here to serve. to serve the people. people suffering, in poverty or exclusion, people victimised by conflict, people whose rights and dignity are being denied, but also people with ideas and dreams who need a helping hand. reform is for them. but reform is also for the hard—working taxpayers who earned the right to

bureaucracy. >> antonio guterres promised that a reformed u.n. would give the world more value for its money. president trump had a similar message for the 193 member states, as he had earlier for nato nations. >> we must ensure no member state shelters a disproportionate share of the burden. and that's militarily or financially. >> tomorrow morning that president gives his first address to the general assembly. that's at 10:30 in the morning. terrorism from a north korea, iran will be at the top of the agenda. ambassador nikki haley put it "the president will slap the right people and hug the right people." >> bret: john roberts in new york. the president's message to north korea was anything but subtle. the commander in chief sent some of america's deadliest weapons of the communist nation's doorstep today as a reminder of one possible price for its continues to grow up continued defiance of the u.s. and u.n. greg palkot is in seoul, south korea. >> a show of force over the peninsula. u.s. b-1 bombers and 35 jet fighters from guam and japan acc

and i appeal to the un secretary general, antonio guterres to use -- united nations secretary-general antonio guterres, to use the authority of his office and go to washington and pyongyang to kick start that essential process of dialogue. and let's give real support to end the oppression of the palestinian people, [applause] the 50-year occupation and illegal settlement expansion, and move to a genuine two-state solution to the israel-palestine conflict. britain's voice needs to be heard independently in the world. we must be a candid friend to the united states, now more than ever. the values we share are not served by building walls, [applause] banning immigrants on the basis of religion, polluting the planet, or pandering to racism. and let me say frankly, made byce, the speech the united states president to the u.n. last week was disturbing. talked ofned war, and tearing up international agreements. devoid of concern for human rights or universal values, it really wasn't a speech that should have been made. our government has a responsibility. it cannot meekly go along with this

i now give the floor to the secretary-general of the united nations, his excellency antonio guterres. mr. guterres: mr. president and the general assembly, governments, excellency's come a lady and excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, i think you've really trust you have placed in me to serve the world's people. we the people's in the united nations facing great challenge. our world is in trouble. people are hurting and angry. rising comeecurity and equality growing, conflict spreading, and climate changing. the global economy is increasingly integrated, but our sense of global community may be disintegrating. ,ocieties are fragmented political discourse is polarized, and trust within and among countries is being driven down by those who demonize and divide. we are a world in pieces. we need to be a world at peace. i strongly believe that together we can build piece. we can restore trust and create a better world for all. excellencies, i will focus today on seven tests that stand in our way. for each, the dangers are all too clear, yet for each, if we act is truly united nations, we ca

the un secretary general antonio guterres has described the situation as "catastrophic" and called on the international community to help. grievances that have been left to fester for decades have now escalated in on the borders of myanmar, destabilising the region. this situation is catastrophic. last week there were 125 thousand insured refugees who had fled to bangladesh. that number has now tripled to nearly 380,000. many are staying in makeshift settlements or in communities who are sharing what they have. but women and children are arriving hungry and malnourished. i urge all countries to do what they can for humanitarian assistance to be provided. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with evan davies. the system on trial. tomorrow, the enquiry into the grenfell tower fire opens. the inquiry has a lot of evidence to piece together. we've been looking at the thorny question of whether money played a part in causing the fire. we now know grenfell could have been safely fitted out within the budget it was set. but lots of question remain — like why building inspectors believed

in the past hour, the un secretary general antonio guterres, says there was a real risk of ethnic cleansing. he also said a plan must be put in place to give the rohingyas nationality or legal status.

secretary-general antonio guterres has said could spiral into an ethnic cleansing campaign. cnn published photos showing an activist holding what appears to be a pair of antipersonnel land mines, and refugees reported one rohingya boy had a leg blown off on tuesday after a mine exploded near a border crossing. aid agencies say more than 120,000 rohingyas have fled into neighboring babangladesh in rect days. this is duniya khan, spokesperson for the u.n. high commissioner foror human righth. >> some reported their family members were burned or shot or slashed to death. during their flight, many y fled into the jungles orr mountains, hiding and walking for days before they reach landd orr r rr to cross the border. some of them also told us that they have been walking for three days, and they did not have anything to eat. other thanan the rainwater or te water on ththe grounds. amy: in mexico, 29-year-old journalist juan carlos hernandez rios was shot dead tuesday night after he left his home in the state of guanajuato. witnesses say he was killed by two men dressed in black ca

guterres had to say here's a bit more of nikki haley's comments in the past two hours we cannot be afraid to call the actions of the burmese authorities what they appear to be a brutal sustained campaign to cleanse the country of an ethnic minority. now barbara you raise the question of whether the u.n. security council is contemplating any sort of any action namely sanctions well we may not be at that point yet but there is certainly a lot of real concern about whether countries are in any way tacitly endorsing what the government in young going is doing by continuing business as usual that includes joint military exercises selling our military equipment to the government there engaging in other forms of normal trade practices those are all things that could very possibly now be coming up for review and it is something which some sixty seven human rights organizations are calling on the security council to was seriously consider given that the situation is such that some seven hundred thousand and that's a rough estimate have been forced to flee their homeland for their safety because th

they will be dyed testing the speech, they noted that when antonio guterres the un secretary charlie announced this at the start of the game, the single that north korea, and warned the threat of nuclear war. but we'll nations around the world walk in step with this american vision of the world for the stuart is a senior fellow and joins us now. when it comes to the language and threats against north korea iran? when it comes to the language and threats against north korea iran7m is similarto threats against north korea iran7m is similar to georgia beres using the phrase axis of evil than coming to the general assembly in and 2002 throwing down the gauntlet, saying you must help us deal with the threat or we will operate on our owfi. threat or we will operate on our own. you saw that almost explicitly when we talk about north korea. north korea who will poorly get more international support because no one is north korea's side. —— will probably get support. they recognise how reckless the leader is. even europeans are wary of the united states pulling out of the joint comprehensi

the un secretary—general, antonio guterres. the headlines on bbc news: hundreds of private patients of the breast surgeon ian paterson, who were subjected to unnecessary operations, will share £37 million in compensation. security arrangements at the school attended by prince george are under review, after a ao—year—old woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. the football association's inquiry into historic abuse in football has been told that the former england manager, graham taylor, was warned about the sexual abuse of young players when he managed aston villa in the 1980s. 0ne victim told the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme that graham taylor advised him to "sweep it under the carpet" rather than go to the police. jim reed reports. in the 1980s, tony brien was a bright young defender who played for a number of professional clubs. as a boy, he says he was abused by this man, ted langford, who died in 2012. l

he does, though, have backing from 120 countries, and antonio guterres himself as suggested that donald trump is right to raise the issue of reforms. cutting resources, including the peacekeeping budget could prove difficult, because any cuts would make some peacekeeping missions less effective, his critics have been saying. borisjohnson, effective, his critics have been saying. boris johnson, as effective, his critics have been saying. borisjohnson, as you can see, bottom right there. also away from this chamber, but in new york, borisjohnson will be having his own conversations with theresa may, the first time they will have had a chat since his controversial article in the telegraph, which has reignited the telegraph, which has reignited the row over brexit and taken the spotlight away from theresa may before she makes her crucial speech in florence on friday. of course, other serious issues on the agenda — north korea, the crisis there, and theissue north korea, the crisis there, and the issue of climate change. different messages coming out of washington as to whether the us will

it will hear a briefing by the un secretary general antonio guterres about the crisis. ben's here with all the business news. pelloux. nice to see you. —— hello. we start with a major dispute over planes that good have big implications forjobs and trade in canada, the united states and here in the uk. later today a us trade court is due to give a preliminar decision on allegations of price dumping. the american giant boeing is accusing its canadian rival bombardier of illegally selling planes below cost price. the dispute centres around bombardier‘s biggest ever orderfor its c—series passenger jets. in 2016, the major us airline delta agreed to buy up to 125 aircraft in a deal worth approximately $5.6 billion. however, boeing alleges that bombardier agreed to sell the initial 75 planes to delta for almost $14 million a piece below their cost price. that's something boeing argues was made possible by illegal subsidies from governments in canada and the uk, where the c—series' wings are made. bombardier has rejected boeing's accusations as hypocrisy and said in

from antonio guterres. but this highlights the problem in terms of the un's long—term strategy with myanmar. words have not worked. what is going to to encourage myanmar to change attitudes towards the rohingya is going to be actions, not words. what kind of actions? i think at this stage, getting rid of military cooperation with myanmar‘s military must be a given. secondly, something you could broadly characterise as aid and trade. we need to make sure, as an international community, that the billions of dollars that have been spent in myanmar, and that continue to be spent today, that needs to be made contingent upon the rohingya's rights being guaranteed. suggesting that myanmar‘s government should change genocidal policies towards the rohingya as a guarantee for continued international aid funding, i don't think that is setting the bar unreasonably high. the next step if that is unsuccessful should be a consideration of whether or not the international community should considered trading with myan

antonio guterres said the situation in the refugee camps in bangladesh was a humanitarian catastrophe, with women and children hungry and malnourished. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, has told the european parliament that britain will soon regret its decision to leave the eu. in his annual speech on the state of the european union, mrjuncker also outlined his plans for a more integrated eu. now on bbc news, click. this week, the women fighting for tech recognition. berlin in the round. and attack of the swarm. it's going to be monstrous. this week, we've been to ifa, the massive tech show in berlin. we'll be looking at the big launches and the cool new devices from the fair in a few minutes, and we'll also hear from the people behind them, who, we've noticed, once again are mostly men. the lack of women in tech has been well documented and it's something that we run up against every single day working on click and it's so frustrating — it's extremely rare for us to turn up at a tech company and for any of the available spokespeople to be female. it's

guterres. he's urging the country's security forces to exercise restraint and says he's concerned by reports of what he called. excesses during security operations in recalling state. according to the un nearly forty thousand refugees from my neon miles ray hinge minority. have crossed into neighboring bangladesh over the past week four hundred have died. that playing fighting between both engine surgeons and buy me security forces. he is the maybe see southeast asia correspondent jonathan had. this is the last river dividing bangladesh from yemen are. it's two days ago. and people are swarming across. waiting swimming. and what they can. this dramatic exodus of ethnic ranges genuine even now. speaks of a terrible conflict on the other side. inside a kind state ranges of watching and recording from a safe distance. the destruction village after village. it's a scorched earth campaign by men must security forces. as they wiped out the communities which they believe haba range of militants. who l

antonio guterres said the situation in the refugee camps in bangladesh was a humanitarian catastrophe, with women and children hungry and malnourished. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, has told the european parliament that britain will soon regret its decision to leave the eu. in his annual speech on the state of the european union, mrjuncker also outlined his plans for a more integrated eu. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament. the news from westminster: the labour leader accuses the government of neglecting ordinary people. a conservative prime minister once told britain, you've never had it so good. now tory mps tell each other, we've never had it so good. but the prime minister says voters can't trust labour. he promised voters he would deliver on brexit. and he's let them down. what people know is that it's only the conservatives that deliver a better britain. also in the programme, mps back a labour motion calling for an end to the pay cap for nhs workers. myself and my colleagues are minded to sup

in an interview with the bbc‘s hardtalk programme, the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, said myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, had to contain the country's military. it is clear we have two dimensions. 0ne dimension is it is not a perfect democracy. this is a situation where the military have the upper hand. you are blaming the military, not aung san suu kyi? who is responsible? it is a complex situation. it is clear there is pressure from the military side to do what is being done on the ground. of course, i would expect that the leader of the country would be able to contain it and would be able to reverse the situation. she has a last chance to do so because she will be addressing the country and i hope it corresponds exactly... she will have a chance. it corresponds to our high—level session in the general assembly. she will have a chance to reverse the situation and if she does not reverse it now, the tragedy will be absolutely horrible and unfortunately i don't see how this then can be reversed the future. you do not see how can be reversed? i think she has an opportunity

chief antonio guterres is also pushing for reform and has welcomed trump's initiative. >> tremendous potential. all of us have the responsibility to make sure we live up to it. our shared objective is a 21st century u.n. offers more for people, less on process. more on delivery, less on bureaucracy. reporter: on tuesday trump will address the general assembly. amid concerns of global crises. . brent: it is not just heads of state meeting in new york this week. aid groups are also working on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. the charity save the children has released a report saying over 600,000 rohingya children could be in bangladesh by the end of this year. he minute. agencies are struggling to cope with a massive influx of rohingya fleeing neighboring myanmar amid escalating violence against the most -- muslim minority. the rohingya are victims of ethnic cleansing. a voice that deserves attention from everyone, especially at the u.n., is that of my next guest. the ceo of save the children international, overseeing 25,000 staff members in 120 countries in a budget of $2 b

there is risk of a humanitarian catastrophe according to antonio guterres. he says he's concerned by reports of excesses during operations for security. according to the un nearly a0,000 refugees from myanmar‘s minority have crossed into neighbouring bangladesh. a00 have died. they are fleeing fighting between insurgents and burmese security forces. here is jonathan head. two days ago, people are swarming across, wading, swimming, carrying what they can. this dramatic exodus continuing even now speaks of a terrible conflict on the other side. inside the state, they are watching and recording from a safe distance the destruction of village after village. myanmar security forces wipe out the communities they believe harbert rohingya militants who last week launched armed attacks on the police. bangladesh doesn't wa nt on the police. bangladesh doesn't want them but the rohingyas haven't stopped coming. a stream of humanity, all telling the same terrible stories. of homes burnt, husbands shot dead, and of flight on foot to the border. but where the river is w

in the new un secretary—general antonio guterres, president trump has found an improbable ally in pushing through reform. the former socialist prime minister of portugal spoke the same language as the billionaire president. 0ur shared objective is a 21st century un focused more on people, less on process, value for money while advancing shared values. that is our common goal. the us is by far the biggest funder of un peacekeeping missions such as this one in the democratic republic of congo. the trump administration has slashed the budget by half a billion dollars, but the truth is, the un had feared more savage cuts. many diplomats here were terrified that donald trump would set out to destroy an institution that the united states did so much to create in the aftermath of the second world war. but this america first president has realised that he needs the united nations on issues such as north korea, and he hasn't posed the kind of existential threat to this body that many feared. donald trump has already engaged in the kind of diplomatic speed—dating that's a feature of this week. bu

the headlines: the burmese government has invited the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, to visit myanmar. the un set the general describes the crisis as a human rights nightmare. after million rohingya muslims have fled across the border to bangladesh. the uk's aviation regulator has told ryanair it has less tha n regulator has told ryanair it has less than 2a hours now to sort out compensation for hundreds of thousands of passengers hit by flight thousands of passengers hit by flight cancellations. the airline based in dublin has been told it must make clear to customers they are entitled to be rerouted using another carrier. police in germany are hunting an "extortionist" who threatened to plant poisoned foodstuffs in supermarkets in the south of the country and elsewhere in europe, unless retailers paid millions of dollars. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

also on wednesday, the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, said he feared a "humanitarian catastrophe. " so, why has aung sang suu kyi refused to condemn the suffering of the rohingya? our special correspondent, fergal keane, who's interviewed her several times, has this report which does contain flashing photography. against the tyranny of dictatorship, she was the perfect symbol — a compelling voice, articulating the language of universal human rights. great prizes follows, a nobel laureateship for peace. but house arrest, the destruction of her family life were the price for what seemed an unbending commitment to human rights. and yet she defends a brutal military crackdown that has uprooted more than 100,000 people. today, she was welcoming india's supportive prime minister and denouncing terror attacks on police and border posts by rohingya militants. so we believe that together we can work to make sure that terrorism is not allowed to take root on our soil or on the soil of our neighbouring countries. decades of discrimination and anti—rohingya violence helped cr

guterres. he is urging the country‘s security forces to exercise restraint and says he is concerned by reports of what he called "excesses during security operations" in rakhine state. here‘s the bbc‘s south east asia correspondent, jonathan head. this is the naf river, dividing bangladesh from myanmar. it is two days ago, and people are swarming across, wading, swimming, carrying what they can. this dramatic exodus of ethnic rohingyas, continuing even now, speaks of a terrible conflict on the other side. inside rakhine state, rohingyas are watching, and recording from a safe distance, the destruction of village after village. it is a scorched—earth campaign by myanmar‘s security forces, as they wipe out the communities which they believe harbour rohingya militants who, last week, launched a series of armed attacks on the police. bangladesh doesn‘t want them, but the rohingyas haven‘t stopped coming. a stream of humanity, all telling the same terrible stories, of homes burnt, husb