Rohingya Crisis: Despite UN warnings, Myanmar vows early Rohingya return

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Despite UN warnings that their safety can't be guaranteed, Myanmar wants the Rohingya Muslim refugees returned home as soon as possible.

The country's Social Welfare Minister on Thursday said their return is a national priority promising new villages will be built.

Tens of thousands fled violence to settle across the border in Bangladesh. It also wants the refugees to go home as quickly as possible - worried about conditions in camps. But many Rohingyas are reluctant to return to Buddhist-majority Myanmar, fearing persecution.