More than a thousand Rohingya children have arrived in Bangladesh on their own according to the UN’s child rights agency, UNICEF.<br /><br />Children make up around 60 percent of the estimated 400,000 people that have fled Myanmar’s counter-insurgency operation over the past month. Many have seen family members killed and homes set on fire. <br /><br />The conflict was the main topic of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister address to the UN general assembly.<br /><br />Sheikh Hasina accused Myanmar of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” campaign and said it was also laying landmines to stop Rohingya Muslims from ever returning. <br /><br />Hasina also called for safe zones to be created under UN supervision in Myanmar’s strife-hit Rakhine State.<br /><br />The latest exodus of Rohingya began late last month after insurgents attacked Myanmar security forces, triggering a military crackdown and reprisals from majority Buddhists. <br /><br />Myanmar has defended the conduct of its security forces and says it is committed to resolving the sectarian tensions.<br />
