Source: The Associated Press
The U.N. refugee agency said Thursday it would increase its focus on areas of Myanmar from which Muslim migrants have recently fled.
The announcement came after High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres' visit to the country that began Saturday.
The group's plight gained widespread attention earlier this year following reports from the Indian Navy that hundreds were believed to have drowned after being sent out to sea in rickety boats by the Thai military.
Other Rohingyas were detained after landing in Thailand, and more came ashore in Indonesia, fanning regional concern they could become an economic burden.
Both Thailand and Indonesia refused to accept those who landed as refugees, and Myanmar's military government has agreed to accept them back only if they can prove their nationality. Rights groups have also urged against returning them to Myanmar, which they say persecutes minorities. The Rohingyas' status in Myanmar is particularly precarious because they do not hold full citizenship.