UN envoy warns Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks ‘out of control’
- Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks described as 'out of control,' according to a United Nations report.
- The report highlights rising civilian casualties due to armed conflict and calls for an end to the violence.
- Bishop stated that Myanmar ranks highest for organized crime, with significant global implications amid the escalating crisis.
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UN envoy warns Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks 'out of control'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned that the Southeast Asian nation is in crisis, with conflict escalating, criminal networks “out of control” and human suffering at unprecedented levels. Julie Bishop told the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee on Tuesday in her first report since being appointed by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last April that “Myanmar actors must move beyond the current zero-sum men…
UN envoy says she met Myanmar army chief, calls for end to violence
United Nations Special Envoy Julie Bishop visited Myanmar's capital and met with the head of the country's military junta, she told a U.N. meeting on Tuesday, adding that actors in Myanmar had to move past what she called a "zero-sum mentality" to move toward a resolution of the Southeast Asian country's grinding conflict.
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