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Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, said, “Nearly half of Myanmar's population is now living below the poverty line. 17,6 million people are expected to be in need of humanitarian aid in 2023.” UNIFEED

A spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office told reporters, “Two years after the Myanmar military launched a coup against the democratically elected government, the country has sunk deeper than ever into crisis and has undergone a wholesale regression in human rights.” UNTV CH

The steep increase in the number of Rohingya refugees risking their lives to cross the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal last year is a reflection of their growing desperation, says the UN refugee agency. UNTV CH

Greater acceptance, participation in International Court of Justice’s compulsory jurisdiction key for improving global dispute settlement, Security Council hears.

Greater acceptance, participation in International Court of Justice’s compulsory jurisdiction key for improving global dispute settlement, Security Council hears.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Security Council demands immediate end to violence in Myanmar, urges restraint, release of arbitrarily detained prisoners, adopting Resolution 2669 (2022).

The UN Security Council adopted a Resolution on Myanmar for the first time since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown on the people of Myanmar nearly two years ago. UNIFEED

Following the Security Council Meeting on Myanmar: The Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, briefs reporters on Myanmar at the Security Council Stakeout.

Following the Security Council Meeting on Myanmar: The Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, Ambassador Barbara Woodward, briefs reporters on Myanmar at the Security Council Stakeout.