In the face of strong opposition from China, the United Nations Security Council has dropped plans to adopt a resolution demanding an end to the violence in Myanmar and instead opted for a statement. <br/><br/>The statement calls for an end to the violence, full access for humanitarian aid workers to the Rakhine state and for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh. It does not threaten sanctions against Myanmar's military.<br/><br/>Britain and France had circulated a draft resolution last month, but diplomats said veto power China, a supporter of Myanmar's former ruling junta, had argued that a resolution was not the appropriate response to the crisis. <br/><br/>Since late August, more than 6 lakh Rohingya Muslims have been driven from their homes by an army campaign in Rakhine that the United Nations has denounced as ethnic cleansing.

The UN Security Council today dropped plans to adopt a resolution demanding an end to the violence in Myanmar in the face of strong opposition from China and instead opted for a statement.<br/>'<br/>The statement calls for an end to the violence, full access for humanitarian aid workers to Myanmar's Rakhine state and for the return of hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohyinga who have fled to Bangladesh.It does not threaten sanctions against Myanmar's military.<br/>'<br/>Britain and France circulated a draft resolution last month, but diplomats said veto power China, a supporter of Myanmar's former ruling junta, had argued that a resolution was not the appropriate response to the crisis. <br/>'<br/>Since late August, more than 600,000 Rohingya have been driven from their homes by an army campaign in Rakhine state that the United Nations has denounced as ethnic cleansing.<br/>'<br/>'<br/>'''''<br/>