Recently arrived Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh told Efe that attacks against their community were still occurring in the western Rakhine state of Myanmar, despite pressure by the international community to end the army's campaign. The agreement also lays down a period of two months for the process of repatriation to begin, although Myanmar has put the precondition that the Rohingya - who are considered foreigners in Myanmar and are denied citizenship - have to provide identity documents and prove they have not participated in 'acts of terrorism' before they are allowed to return. The increasing number of refugees shows that the influx of Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh has continued unabated, confirming concerns expressed by human rights organisations and UN agencies about the effectiveness of an agreement signed between both countries on 23 November on the return of the refugees. 'Also there has been a constant check of new arrivals over the last week.' It's an adjustment on the assessment approach that's picking up more accurate data,' the co-coordinator of the UN Inter-Sector Coordination Group, Margo Baars, told Efe. 'What happened this time is that the information from household level has been integrated.
