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MYANMAR CRISIS: Stand with the people and protect them, urges UN rights expert
The international community has a responsibility to protect the people of Myanmar, under attack from their own military, the UN…
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INTERVIEW: Myanmar military increasing efforts to keep truth from getting out, UN expert says
The crackdown on journalists, cutting off the Internet and disrupting the flow of information across Myanmar, is “not working”, and…
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Myanmar heading towards a ‘full-blown conflict’, UN human rights chief warns
The ongoing repression of protests in Myanmar could spark a “full-blown conflict” on a par with Syria, the United Nations’…
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Myanmar violence ‘must cease immediately’: UN agencies
The United Nations Country Team in Myanmar reiterated its call for an end to violence against civilians, amid reports of dozens…
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Clashes in Myanmar displace thousands, UN humanitarian office reports
Clashes between the Myanmar security forces and regional armed groups, which have involved military airstrikes, have reportedly claimed the lives…
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Stop ‘widespread violence’ against children in Myanmar, UN officials urge
Senior United Nations officials on Thursday strongly condemned the ongoing violence by Myanmar’s security forces against civilians, including children, as…
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Protect all those fleeing Myanmar, UN offices urge regional countries
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) have called on Myanmar’s neighbouring countries to…
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Myanmar: UN expert calls for emergency summit, warns conditions ‘likely to get much worse’
The independent UN Special Rapporteur investigating human rights in Myanmar has called on the international community to hold an “emergency”…
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Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar, as Guterres condemns continuing brutality
Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further…
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Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar: UNICEF
Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further…
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