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PHOTOS: Children Caught In The Crossfire Of Rohingya Crisis

"Nearly 400,000 Rohingya people have fled government violence in Myanmar and crossed into neighboring Bangladesh. The majority of them are children — 60 percent, by U.N. estimates. And at least 1,100 are separated from their parents.   The challenges for aid groups are unfathomable with a refugee crisis this large, caused by what Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says seems to be "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.""

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The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein says the Rohingya crisis seems to be caused by "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing." The situation is even more daunting when so many children are at risk. They are vulnerable to physical illnesses like waterborne diseases and skin infections — and mental health problems spurred by trauma. They've been shot at and they've trekked across areas with land mines.



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