"MYANMAR"

Noon Briefing by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Kyaw Tint Swe, Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor of Myanmar, addresses the general debate of the 74th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 24 – 30 September 2019).

Human rights violations against Myanmar’s ethnic minorities are continuing, top UN-appointed independent experts said on Tuesday, insisting that those responsible for abuses would face justice. UNTV CH

General Assembly advocates labour rights, ending illicit wildlife trade, adopting 6 resolutions as it concludes Seventy-Third Session at 107th and 108th meetings.

General Assembly advocates labour rights, ending illicit wildlife trade, adopting 6 resolutions as it concludes Seventy-Third Session at 107th and 108th meetings.

Unusually heavy monsoon rains have washed away homes and shelters in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh creating havoc, the World Food Programme (WFP) said today in a call for greater support from the international community. UNTV CH

General Assembly adopts resolutions on supporting new partnership for Africa’s development, promoting durable peace on continent at 105th plenary meeting.

Radhika Coomaraswamy, member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar today said,“It is our firm belief that there will be no meaningful return of the Rohingya population, no sustainable and secure development in any of the ethnic regions of Myanmar and no long-term peace unless there is an accountability and transformation of the Burmese military.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar said the country’s military must stop using sexual and gender-based violence to terrorise and punish ethnic minorities. UNIFEED