United Nations in Myanmar

Myanmar's UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun spectacularly broke with the junta and pleaded with the General Assembly for help to restore democracy
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05 March 2021
SAC UN envoy resigns in diplomatic power struggle
Demonstrators react as tear gas is fired by police during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 March 2021. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
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04 March 2021
UN says 38 dead in Myanmar
At least 38 people died Wednesday, the United Nations said, as the military defied...
Photo: MOFA
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28 February 2021
Myanmar's UN envoy fired for denouncing...
Myanmar's junta fired its United Nations ambassador Saturday for breaking ranks to...
Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun. Photo: EPA
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27 February 2021
China’s UN envoy calls for Myanmar dialogue
A Chinese envoy to the United Nations has called on all parties in Myanmar to handle...
Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, makes an impassioned plea for the international community to take the "strongest possible action" to end the junta's rule in the country.
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27 February 2021
Myanmar envoy makes emotional appeal for UN...
Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations made an impassioned plea Friday for the...
Myanmar returnees are seen undergoing medical treatment onboard the Navy vessels. Photo: MNA
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26 February 2021
UN and US criticize Malaysia over Myanmar...
The United Nations and the United States have joined human rights groups criticising...
Nada Al-Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses her statement during the Human Rights Council special session on 'The human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar' at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 12 February 2021. Photo: EPA
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13 February 2021
"World is watching", UN warns Myanmar...
The United Nations demanded Friday that Myanmar's military return power to civilian...
People cross a nearly empty street in Yangon as authorities handle cases of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 29, 2020. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
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30 March 2020
UN to send 50,000 more COVID-19 test kits to...
The United Nations in Myanmar is taking energetic steps to support the Government of...