Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser visits Yangon to look at clashes between Buddhists and Muslims

Vijay Nambiar, left, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser on Myanmar, and Myanmar Buddhist monks meet with Muslim refugees, during ethnic unrest between Buddhists and Muslims, as they visit a rescue camp in Meikhtila, Mandalay division, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Myanmar’s army took control of a ruined central city on Saturday, regaining control after several days of clashes between Buddhists and Muslims that killed dozens of people and left scores of buildings in flames in the worst sectarian bloodshed to hit the Southeast Asian nation this year.

Vijay Nambiar, second from left, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser on Myanmar, Khin Yi, centre, Immigration and Population minister, meet with Myanmar refugees.

Vijay Nambiar, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser on Myanmar, looks at debris of destroyed buildings. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Khin Maung Win>

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