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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

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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

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

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that the human rights situation in Myanmar has continued to rapidly decline, “what we are witnessing today is the systematic and widespread use of tactics against civilians in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe the commission of crimes against humanity and war crime.” UNTV CH

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Informal meeting of the Plenary to hear a briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer.

Press Conference by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, on the current situation in Myanmar.

25th plenary meeting. Informal meeting of the plenary on the report of the Secretary-General entitled "Our Common Agenda".

Delegates welcome focus by Human Rights Council on emergencies worldwide, yet some say monitoring is selective, as General Assembly considers body’s annual report.