Supporters of Myanmar’s detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi wore flowers in their hair and paraded with them at street demonstrations on Saturday as she marked her 76th birthday locked up by the generals …
UN stops short of calling for global arms embargo against Myanmar
UN special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener warns of risk of ‘large-scale civil war’ following February 1 coup.
At UN, States Condemn Myanmar’s Junta
The international community sent a strong signal Friday to Myanmar’s military, condemning its seizure of the civilian government and its monthslong violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. In …
Myanmar coup: UN calls for arms embargo against military
The UN has issued a rare call to halt to arms sales to Myanmar in response to this year’s violent military coup. The General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the military junta, which …
United Nations calls for halt of weapons to Myanmar
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including …
United Nations calls for halt of weapons to Myanmar
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including …
UN assembly condemns Myanmar coup, calls for arms embargo
In a rare move, the U.N. General Assembly on Friday condemned Myanmar’s military coup and called for an arm embargo against the country in a resolution that demonstrated widespread global opposition …
UN special envoy decries violence in Myanmar
Some 900 civilians have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military takeover on February 1 United Nations Special Envoy Christine Schraner Bur …
UN general assembly votes to stop flow of arms into Myanmar
The UN has called on member states “to prevent the flow of arms into Myanmar” and release Aung San Suu Kyi and other imprisoned leaders, delivering a symbolic but sharp global rebuke to Min Aung …
U.N. General Assembly Demands Myanmar Junta End Coup and Stop the Killings
A resolution adopted Friday by the General Assembly is the most widespread condemnation yet of the Feb. 1 coup, a sharp diplomatic slap that contradicted the junta’s claim it has not been isolated.