News Watch (11-01-2018)

60,000 Rohingya children remain trapped in Rakhine: UN

While the eyes of the world are on Myanmar's northern Rakhine and Cox's Bazar, more than 60,000 Rohingya children remain nearly forgotten, trapped in appalling camps in central Rakhine where the shelters teeter on stilts above garbage and excrement, says Unicef. Unicef spokesperson Marixie Mercado disclosed this in Geneva during a briefing on her visit to Myanmar from December 6 through January 3. Mercado called the inability of UN agencies to access vulnerable Rohingya children who remain in northern Myanmar 'troubling'.

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Fruit imports up 70pc in eight yrs

With a 70 per cent rise in import of fruits in the country over the last eight years, fruit consumption has become a part of daily diet for many people. Higher fruit import is attributed to people's rising awareness about nutrition, affordability and development of transport system as well. The financial year 2016-17 witnessed the highest amount of fruit imports -- 0.61 million tonnes. — UNB