Intl community must reassess fundamental approach to Myanmar - UN expert

Reuters - Reuters - 21/06
The international community must reassess its fundamental approach to the crisis in Myanmar, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday.

JAKARTA, June 21 (Reuters) - The international community must reassess its fundamental approach to the crisis in Myanmar, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday.

Thomas Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, said there had been zero progress on implementing ASEAN's five-point peace plan, which was agreed with Myanmar's military leaders after they seized power in a 2021 coup.

The peace consensus calls for an immediate halt in hostilities, saf...
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