UNSC Watch: Vietnam Takes Over Presidency as Council Contemplates Action on Myanmar This week the council's deliberations were primarily dominated by the two ongoing conflicts â Syria and Myanmar. Students from a local university stage a protest against the military coup, in Dawei, Myanmar April 3, 2021. Photo: Dawei Watch/via Reuters World6 hours ago New Delhi: In a week marked by a transition in the Security Councilâs presidency, the UNâs top body in charge of international peace and security issued its third statement in two months on the situation in Myanmar, even as the decade-old conflict in Syria continues to reveal the deep fissures between the members.