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UN agency raises alarm over rising food and fuel prices in Myanmar
Rising food and fuel prices present a looming threat to the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Myanmar, as supply…
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Myanmar crisis: UN Special Envoy condemns ‘ongoing brutality’, as dozens reported killed over weekend
The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has strongly condemned “continuing bloodshed” in the country, as the military defies international calls,…
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UN agency raises alarm over ‘targeted’ violence against women in Myanmar protests
The United Nations entity dedicated to protection of women’s rights has voiced deep concerns over “targeted and disproportionate” violence against…
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Myanmar crackdown has led to likely crimes against humanity, Human Rights Council told
The Myanmar junta’s brutal response to peaceful protests likely meets the legal threshold for crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed independent rights…
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Myanmar: UN Security Council strongly condemns violence against protesters
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the violence against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and voiced “deep concern” at…
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Myanmar: UN condemns escalating violence in deadliest day of protests so far
In response to the killing of at least 18 protesters demonstrating against Myanmar’s military coup, the UN human rights office…
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Myanmar Ambassador to UN denounces military coup, as envoy warns democratic processes have been ‘pushed aside’
As the democratically elected leader of Myanmar, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is still in detention following the…
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Myanmar: UN calls for safe release of trapped protesters in Yangon
The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday called for the safe release of hundreds of peaceful protesters trapped by security forces…
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UN rights expert calls for ‘urgent and decisive’ action to support people of Myanmar
The United Nations independent human rights expert on Myanmar has called on the Security Council for “decisive and unified action”…
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Stop murdering and jailing protestors, UN human rights chief tells Myanmar military
The United Nations top human rights official, on Thursday, said that the military in Myanmar must halt their “vicious crackdown”…
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