, Aug. 27 -- Amid a global funding crisis, Rohingyas in both Bangladesh and Myanmar are enduring dire conditions compounded by drastic cut to food assistance, said UN Human Rights Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence.

"We implore the international community to step up support for the Rohingya by increasing humanitarian funding to secure access to basic needs and essential services, and to resolutely support international accountability processes," the spokesperson said, marking the eighth anniversary of military assaults on the Rohingya in Myanmar.

The UN Human Rights Office called for ending impunity in the violence against Rohingya people in Myanmar, and ensuring their rights to security, citizenship and equality.

"Ending impunity and ensuri...