Britain, France, the United States and five other countries have asked the United Nations Security Council to discuss the fate of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees driven from Myanmar.
Diplomats say the council will hold a meeting on Tuesday to hear the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi report on the crisis sparked by an army crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state last August.
The meeting comes nearly three months after the council adopted a statement demanding that Myanmar rein in its security forces and allow the Rohingya to return to their homes.
Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed last month to repatriate the Rohingya over a period of two years, but the UN has expressed concerns after its refugee agency, the UNHCR, was kept out of the agreement.
More than 750,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh, fleeing soldiers accused of killings, rape and burning down villages.
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Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan and Equatorial Guinea requested the talks along with the three permanent council members.
The General Assembly adopted a resolution in December asking Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to name a special envoy to Myanmar, but that appointment has yet to be made.
China, a supporter of Myanmar's former ruling junta, and Russia voted against the resolution. Both hold veto power at the council.
Myanmar's government also turned down a visit by council envoys to Rakhine state, saying it was "not the right time," Kuwait's Ambassador Mansour al-Otaibi said.
