Asia PacificMyanmar army tells U.N. it is ready to weather sanctions, isolation, envoy says
ReutersMichelle Nichols
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Myanmar s military says it is ready to withstand sanctions and isolation after its Feb. 1 coup, a top United Nations official said on Wednesday as she urged countries to take very strong measures to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian nation.
U.N. special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, said 38 people died on Wednesday - the most violent day since the coup - as the military quelled protests. Schraner Burgener is due to brief the U.N. Security Council on Friday. read more
UN fails to agree on Myanmar statement, diplomats blame China, Russia
UN fails to agree on Myanmar statement, diplomats blame China, Russia
WORLD: The UN Security Council failed to agree Friday (Apr 30) on a joint statement on the crisis in Myanmar after a closed-door meeting, with diplomats blaming Beijing - the junta’s main backer - and Russia for raising objections and putting forward their own competing text.
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UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener met with Myanmar junta leader Gen Min Aung Hlaing on the sidelines of an Asean meeting. Photo: AFP.
The session was convened by Vietnam to present the conclusions of a recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Indonesia. Asean is to appoint an envoy to help resolve the crisis sparked by the Feb 1 coup by the Myanmar military.
Edith M. Lederer
Anti-coup protesters run after seeing police and soldiers arrive to disperse their demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Demonstrations have continued in many parts of the country since Saturday s meeting of leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as have arrests and beatings by security forces despite an apparent agreement by junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing to end the violence. (AP Photo) April 30, 2021 - 6:33 PM
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The U.N. Security Council on Friday again demanded the restoration of democracy in Myanmar and the release of all detainees including Aung San Suu Kyi and strongly backed calls by Southeast Asian nations for an immediate cessation of violence and talks as a first step toward a solution following the Feb. 1 military coup.
UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener on Friday updated in detail the members of the UN Security Council on the context of her recent engagements with senior officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Myanmar military regarding the current situation in the country
The UN has called for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar, ending the violence in Military News
The UN Security Council on Friday again called for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar and the release of elected Aung San Suu Kyi, including the release of all detainees, as he called on Southeast Asian nations to call for an immediate end to the violence and to force his forces against the powers that be. the political crisis created by the coup d’état of the generals on 1 February.
Following the appearance of the UN high commissioner, the Myanmar people who have been protesting since taking power in the UN have called for a strong and united demand for democracy to create “unexpected difficulties” for military leaders to consolidate power and risk stopping the nation’s administration.