Myanmar protesters march three months after coup; UN warns of standstill
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Myanmar protesters march three months after coup; UN warns of standstill
Reuters / Updated: May 1, 2021, 11:46 IST
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Protesters against military rule marched in Myanmar on Saturday three months after a coup ended a democratic transition. AP Photo
Protesters against military rule marched in Myanmar on Saturday three months after a coup ended a democratic transition, with several small blasts compounding a sense of crisis that a UN envoy warned could bring state administration to a halt. The military has tried to end dissent and impose its authority on a people largely opposed to the return of rule by the generals after 10 years of democratic reforms that included a government led by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi.
UN fails to agree on Myanmar statement, diplomats blame China, Russia
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12 UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener met with Myanmar junta leader Gen Min Aung Hlaing on the sidelines of an Asean meeting.
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council failed to agree Friday 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.
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.
Myanmar risks coming to standstill as violence worsens - UN envoy
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The UN special envoy on Myanmar told the Security Council on Friday that in the absence of a collective international response to the country s coup, violence is worsening and the running of the state risks coming to a standstill, according to diplomats who attended the private meeting.
Christine Schraner Burgener briefed the 15-member council from Thailand, where she has been meeting with regional leaders. She still hopes to travel to Myanmar - where a Feb. 1 military coup ousted an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi - but the military is yet to approve a visit.
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Protesters hold up the three finger salute as they march in the rain during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday. | AFP-JIJI
AFP-JIJI May 1, 2021
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council called Friday for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar as stated in an ASEAN plan, giving unanimous approval to a statement watered down to satisfy China and Russia.