Red Cross Appeals to Myanmar Junta as Violence Continues
05 March 2021
VOA News
FILE - A Red Cross worker is seen amid protesters against the military coup, in Dawei, Myanmar, Feb. 28, 2021, in this photo obtained from social media. (Dawei Watch/via Reuters)
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The Red Cross is urging Myanmar authorities to protect its volunteers and health workers as the violence in the country continues.
In a statement Friday, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies expressed its deep concerns for recent loss of lives in Myanmar.
“The IFRC urges restraint and a halt to violence across Myanmar,” its Asia Pacific regional director, Alexander Matheou, said.
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