y Pyi Taw, Sept 4: Myanmar has blocked all UN aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water and medicine to thousands of civilians at the centre of a violent military campaign in Rakhine state, a media report said on Monday. The world body halted distributions in the state after militants attacked government forces on August 25 and the Army responded with a counter-offensive that has killed over 400 people including militants and civilians, the Guardian report said. The Office of the UN Resident Coorditor in Myanmar told the daily that deliveries were suspended “because the security situation and government field-visit restrictions rendered us uble to distribute assistance”, suggesting authorities were not providing permission to operate. “The UN is in close contact with authorities to ensure that humanitarian operations can resume as soon as possible,” it said, adding “Aid was being delivered to other parts of Rakhine state.” In the deadly violence, the military is accused of atrocities against the persecuted Muslim Rohingya minority, tens of thousands of whom have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, many with bullet wounds, according to the UN.