U.N. seeks 'massive' help for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar 'ethnic cleansing'DHAKA/YANGON (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for massive help for nearly 400,000 Muslims from Myanmar who have fled to Bangladesh, with concern growing that the number could keep rising, unless Myanmar ends what critics denounce as  ethnic cleansing . The Rohingya are fleeing from a Myanmar military offensive in the western state of Rakhine that began after a series of guerrilla attacks on Aug. 25 on security posts and an army camp in which about a dozen people were killed.  We urge the international community to step up humanitarian support and come up with help,  Mohammed Abdiker, director of operations and emergencies for the International Organisation for Migration, told a news conference in the Bangladeshi capital. The need was  massive , he added. The violence in Rakhine and the exodus of refugees is the most pressing problem Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has faced since becoming national leader last year. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged Myanmar to end the violence, which he said was best described as ethnic cleansing.       The government of Buddhist-majority Myanmar rejects such accusations, saying it is targeting  terrorists . Numerous Rohingya villages in the north of Rakhine have been torched but authorities have denied that security forces or Buddhist civilians set the fires. They blame the insurgents, and say 30,000 non-Muslim villagers were also displaced. Smoke was rising from at least five places on the Myanmar side of the border on Thursday, a Reuters reporter in Bangladesh said. It was not clear what was burning or who set the fires.  Ethnic cleansing  is not recognized as an independent crime under international law, the U.N. Office on Genocide Prevention says, but it has been used in U.N. resolutions and acknowledged in judgments and indictments of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. A U.N. panel of experts defined it as  rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove persons of given groups .       The crisis has raised questions about Suu Kyi s commitment to human rights, and could strain relations with Western backers supporting her leadership of Myanmar s transition from decades of strict military rule and economic isolation. Critics have called for her to be stripped of her Nobel prize for failing to do more to halt the strife, though national security remains firmly in the hands of the military. Suu Kyi is due to address the nation on Tuesday. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he had spoken with Suu Kyi and that she said she was working to get aid to areas affected by violence. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Patrick Murphy had what one U.S. official called a  tough conversation  with Myanmar s ambassador to the United States on Wednesday ahead of Murphy s trip to Yangon this weekend. Murphy will be meeting with Myanmar government officials next week to voice concern about the state of the Rohingya people and to press for greater access for humanitarian workers and reporters, the State Department said. China, which competes with the United States for influence in Myanmar, endorses the offensive against the insurgents and deemed it an  internal affair , Myanmar state media said.  The counterattacks of Myanmar security forces against extremist terrorists and the government s undertakings to provide assistance to the people are strongly welcomed,  the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted China s ambassador, Hong Liang, as telling government officials. But at the United Nations in New York, China set a different tone, joining a Security Council expression of concern about reports of violence and urging steps to end it. The council met on Wednesday to discuss the crisis and later  expressed concern about reports of excessive violence ... and called for immediate steps to end the violence in Rakhine, de-escalate the situation, re-establish law and order, ensure the protection of civilians ... and resolve the refugee problem . This week, the Trump administration called for protection of civilians. Bangladesh says the refugees will have to go home and has called for safe zones in Myanmar. Myanmar says safe zones are unacceptable. The IOM s Abdiker declined to say how many refugees he thought might end up in Bangladesh.  The number may rise to 600,000, 700,000, even one million if the situation in Myanmar does not improve,  he said. The most important thing was that the refugees be able to go home safely, said George William Okoth-Obbo, assistant high commissioner for operations at the U.N. refugee agency.  The international community has to support to ensure their return ... peacefully and with safety,  he told the news conference. On Wednesday, the Myanmar government said 45 places had been burned. It did not provide details, but a spokesman said out of 471 villages in the north of Rakhine, 176 had been deserted and at least some people had left 34 more. The spokesman, Zaw Htay, said the people going to Bangladesh were either linked to the insurgents, or women and children fleeing conflict. Government figures show 432 people have been killed, most of them insurgents, since Aug. 25. worldnews
seeks help rohingya fleeing myanmar reuters the united nations appealed thursday massive help nearly muslims myanmar fled bangladesh concern growing number could keep rising unless myanmar ends critics denounce ethnic cleansing the rohingya fleeing myanmar military offensive western state machine began series guerrilla attacks security posts army camp dozen people killed we urge international community step humanitarian support come help mohammed biker director operations emergencies international organisation migration told news conference bangladesh capital the need massive added the violence machine exodus refugees pressing problem nobel peace laureate sung san sup kyi faced since becoming national leader last year antonio guerre security council wednesday urged myanmar end violence said best described ethnic cleansing the government myanmar rejects accusations saying targeting terrorists numerous rohingya villages north machine touched authorities denied security forces buddhist civilians set fires they blame insurgents say villagers also displaced smoke rising least five places myanmar side border thursday reuters reporter bangladesh said it clear burning set fires ethnic cleansing recognized independent crime international law office genocide prevention says used resolutions acknowledged judgments indictments international criminal tribunal former yugoslavia a panel experts defined rendering area ethnically homogeneous using force intimidation remove persons given groups the crisis raised questions sup kyi commitment human rights could strain relations western backers supporting leadership myanmar transition decades strict military rule economic isolation critics called stripped nobel prize failing halt strife though national security remains firmly hands military sup kyi due address nation tuesday senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said thursday spoken sup kyi said working get aid areas affected violence deputy assistant secretary state patrick murphy one official called tough conversation myanmar ambassador united states wednesday ahead murphy trip canton weekend murphy meeting myanmar government officials next week voice concern state rohingya people press greater access humanitarian workers reporters state department said china competes united states influence myanmar endorses offensive insurgents deemed internal affair myanmar state media said the counterattacks myanmar security forces extremist terrorists government undertakings provide assistance people strongly welcomed global new light myanmar newspaper quoted china ambassador hong liang telling government officials but united nations new york china set different tone joining security council expression concern reports violence urging steps end the council met wednesday discuss crisis later expressed concern reports excessive violence called immediate steps end violence machine situation law order ensure protection civilians resolve refugee problem this week trump administration called protection civilians bangladesh says refugees go home called safe zones myanmar myanmar says safe zones unacceptable the iom biker declined say many refugees thought might end bangladesh the number may rise even one million situation myanmar improve said the important thing refugees able go home safely said george william assistant high commissioner operations refugee agency the international community support ensure return peacefully safety told news conference on wednesday myanmar government said places burned it provide details spokesman said villages north machine deserted least people left the spokesman law stay said people going bangladesh either linked insurgents women children fleeing conflict government figures show people killed insurgents since worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.N. seeks 'massive' help for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar 'ethnic cleansing'DHAKA/YANGON (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for massive help for nearly 400,000 Muslims from Myanmar who have fled to Bangladesh, with concern growing that the number could keep rising, unless Myanmar ends what critics denounce as  ethnic cleansing . The Rohingya are fleeing from a Myanmar military offensive in the western state of Rakhine that began after a series of guerrilla attacks on Aug. 25 on security posts and an army camp in which about a dozen people were killed.  We urge the international community to step up humanitarian support and come up with help,  Mohammed Abdiker, director of operations and emergencies for the International Organisation for Migration, told a news conference in the Bangladeshi capital. The need was  massive , he added. The violence in Rakhine and the exodus of refugees is the most pressing problem Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has faced since becoming national leader last year. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged Myanmar to end the violence, which he said was best described as ethnic cleansing.       The government of Buddhist-majority Myanmar rejects such accusations, saying it is targeting  terrorists . Numerous Rohingya villages in the north of Rakhine have been torched but authorities have denied that security forces or Buddhist civilians set the fires. They blame the insurgents, and say 30,000 non-Muslim villagers were also displaced. Smoke was rising from at least five places on the Myanmar side of the border on Thursday, a Reuters reporter in Bangladesh said. It was not clear what was burning or who set the fires.  Ethnic cleansing  is not recognized as an independent crime under international law, the U.N. Office on Genocide Prevention says, but it has been used in U.N. resolutions and acknowledged in judgments and indictments of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. A U.N. panel of experts defined it as  rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove persons of given groups .       The crisis has raised questions about Suu Kyi s commitment to human rights, and could strain relations with Western backers supporting her leadership of Myanmar s transition from decades of strict military rule and economic isolation. Critics have called for her to be stripped of her Nobel prize for failing to do more to halt the strife, though national security remains firmly in the hands of the military. Suu Kyi is due to address the nation on Tuesday. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he had spoken with Suu Kyi and that she said she was working to get aid to areas affected by violence. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Patrick Murphy had what one U.S. official called a  tough conversation  with Myanmar s ambassador to the United States on Wednesday ahead of Murphy s trip to Yangon this weekend. Murphy will be meeting with Myanmar government officials next week to voice concern about the state of the Rohingya people and to press for greater access for humanitarian workers and reporters, the State Department said. China, which competes with the United States for influence in Myanmar, endorses the offensive against the insurgents and deemed it an  internal affair , Myanmar state media said.  The counterattacks of Myanmar security forces against extremist terrorists and the government s undertakings to provide assistance to the people are strongly welcomed,  the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted China s ambassador, Hong Liang, as telling government officials. But at the United Nations in New York, China set a different tone, joining a Security Council expression of concern about reports of violence and urging steps to end it. The council met on Wednesday to discuss the crisis and later  expressed concern about reports of excessive violence ... and called for immediate steps to end the violence in Rakhine, de-escalate the situation, re-establish law and order, ensure the protection of civilians ... and resolve the refugee problem . This week, the Trump administration called for protection of civilians. Bangladesh says the refugees will have to go home and has called for safe zones in Myanmar. Myanmar says safe zones are unacceptable. The IOM s Abdiker declined to say how many refugees he thought might end up in Bangladesh.  The number may rise to 600,000, 700,000, even one million if the situation in Myanmar does not improve,  he said. The most important thing was that the refugees be able to go home safely, said George William Okoth-Obbo, assistant high commissioner for operations at the U.N. refugee agency.  The international community has to support to ensure their return ... peacefully and with safety,  he told the news conference. On Wednesday, the Myanmar government said 45 places had been burned. It did not provide details, but a spokesman said out of 471 villages in the north of Rakhine, 176 had been deserted and at least some people had left 34 more. The spokesman, Zaw Htay, said the people going to Bangladesh were either linked to the insurgents, or women and children fleeing conflict. Government figures show 432 people have been killed, most of them insurgents, since Aug. 25. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: seeks help rohingya fleeing myanmar reuters the united nations appealed thursday massive help nearly muslims myanmar fled bangladesh concern growing number could keep rising unless myanmar ends critics denounce ethnic cleansing the rohingya fleeing myanmar military offensive western state machine began series guerrilla attacks security posts army camp dozen people killed we urge international community step humanitarian support come help mohammed biker director operations emergencies international organisation migration told news conference bangladesh capital the need massive added the violence machine exodus refugees pressing problem nobel peace laureate sung san sup kyi faced since becoming national leader last year antonio guerre security council wednesday urged myanmar end violence said best described ethnic cleansing the government myanmar rejects accusations saying targeting terrorists numerous rohingya villages north machine touched authorities denied security forces buddhist civilians set fires they blame insurgents say villagers also displaced smoke rising least five places myanmar side border thursday reuters reporter bangladesh said it clear burning set fires ethnic cleansing recognized independent crime international law office genocide prevention says used resolutions acknowledged judgments indictments international criminal tribunal former yugoslavia a panel experts defined rendering area ethnically homogeneous using force intimidation remove persons given groups the crisis raised questions sup kyi commitment human rights could strain relations western backers supporting leadership myanmar transition decades strict military rule economic isolation critics called stripped nobel prize failing halt strife though national security remains firmly hands military sup kyi due address nation tuesday senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said thursday spoken sup kyi said working get aid areas affected violence deputy assistant secretary state patrick murphy one official called tough conversation myanmar ambassador united states wednesday ahead murphy trip canton weekend murphy meeting myanmar government officials next week voice concern state rohingya people press greater access humanitarian workers reporters state department said china competes united states influence myanmar endorses offensive insurgents deemed internal affair myanmar state media said the counterattacks myanmar security forces extremist terrorists government undertakings provide assistance people strongly welcomed global new light myanmar newspaper quoted china ambassador hong liang telling government officials but united nations new york china set different tone joining security council expression concern reports violence urging steps end the council met wednesday discuss crisis later expressed concern reports excessive violence called immediate steps end violence machine situation law order ensure protection civilians resolve refugee problem this week trump administration called protection civilians bangladesh says refugees go home called safe zones myanmar myanmar says safe zones unacceptable the iom biker declined say many refugees thought might end bangladesh the number may rise even one million situation myanmar improve said the important thing refugees able go home safely said george william assistant high commissioner operations refugee agency the international community support ensure return peacefully safety told news conference on wednesday myanmar government said places burned it provide details spokesman said villages north machine deserted least people left the spokesman law stay said people going bangladesh either linked insurgents women children fleeing conflict government figures show people killed insurgents since worldnews