The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar called Friday for that country’s military leader to step down and return power seized in a February 1 coup to the democratically elected government. “I do not see a stable nor viable future for Myanmar under the leadership of the commander-in-chief and the Tatmadaw,” Christine Schraner Burgener told the…
Christine Schraner Burgener told a U.N. news conference that the conflict between the military which took power on Feb. 1 and civilians and ethnic minorities is intensifying in many parts of the country.
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UNITED NATIONS, BANGKOK (REUTERS, AFP) - Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following the military takeover, the outgoing United Nations special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday (Oct 21), warning that the chance to return to democracy is disappearing and signaling that further targeted sanctions could be helpful.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar has warned that February's military takeover has led to armed conflict and if power isn’t returned to the people in a democratic way the country “will go in the direction of a failed state.”