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More than one year after the Myanmar military staged an attempted coup d'état, democracy defenders both inside and outside of Myanmar remain committed to restoring legitimately elected leaders and returning the country to the path to federalism.

This event is part pf the 2022 Myanmar Research Centre (MRC) Diagolue Series Since the coup conducted by the Myanmar military on 1 February 2021, the military regime has tried to portray itself as the legitimate government of Myanmar by arguing that it is following the 2008 Constitution.

Dr Marcus Brand, Head of Myanmar Programme, delivering the statement at the General Assembly Hall on behalf of the Secretary-General, Kevin Casas-Zamora. Excellencies, As an intergovernmental organization that brings together 34 Member States dedicated to strengthening democracy, International IDEA strongly supports parliamentary development and cooperation as key components

Under its MyConstitution programme, International IDEA continues to support the legitimate interim government institutions of Myanmar in their pursuit of restoring democracy and constitutional governance since the 2021 coup, together with an increasing number of young civil servants who are emerging as change-makers in Myanmar’s interim National Unity Government (NUG), its

Worries are mounting that Myanmar could become the epicentre of a Covid-19 explosion, as thousands displaced due to fresh conflict flee their towns and villages and live in jungles in remote border areas far from any healthcare system, in a state veering into collapse.

Share More than 83 per cent of households in Myanmar reported a drop in income since the start of 2020. AFP Myanmar lurching towards state collapse, analysts say Thu, 13 May 2021 In a worrying worrying sign of deepening economic collapse, military-ruled Myanmar’s agricultural sector is sinking fast as cash runs short and access to mobile-based financial services that were a lifeline is cut off. After the February 1 coup d’etat, Myanmar reverted in large part to a cash-based economy – but ...

Its agricultural sector is sinking fast as cash runs short and access to mobile-based financial services is cut off.. Read more at straitstimes.com.