<span style="color: #222222;">UN agencies have appealed to Myanmar's government to do more to implement an agreement on the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who fled military violence. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and development agency, UNDP, said in a statement today that they seek tangible progress to improve conditions in Rakhine state, the area in western Myanmar from where about 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh after a brutal crackdown following an attack by militants on Myanmar security forces last August.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The UN agencies in June signed a memorandum of understanding offering assistance for the safe and sustainable return of the refugees. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Today's statement said they need free access to Rakhine state, freedom of movement for all residents and a government willingness to address the root causes of the crisis.</span><br />