<span style="color: #222222;">The UN human rights office urged compassion for people desperately seeking shelter, after 30 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar died on a boat in the Bay of Bengal after spending nearly two months at sea.<br />''<br />''Nearly 400 others, who were found dehydrated, malnourished and in need of immediate medical care, disembarked in Bangladesh on Thursday morning and are receiving assistance from the UN refugee agency, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and its partners. With reports of other vessels in similar circumstances still at sea, the UN has urged countries to step-up timely search and rescue efforts.<br />''<br />''The UN said any response should be based on international human rights and refugee law, and countries should avoid "dangerous interception practices", such as preventing boats from landing.<br />''<br />''More than 670,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar in August, 2017 and are now living in camps in the Cox's Bazar region in southern Bangladesh. The UN rights office reported that the situation in Rakhine and neighbouring Chin state in Myanmar is again dire.<br />''<br />''The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on all parties to the conflict to heed the UN chief's appeal.<br />''<br />''The UN agency also urged the Myanmar authorities to lift the internet ban and allow humanitarians to access all conflict-affected areas, while Bangladesh should allow Rohingya refugees free access to information and communication.</span><br />