Myanmar can count on UN support to face challenges ahead, says envoy
The United Nations will continue to assist the people of Myanmar to address the various challenges facing the country, a senior official said today. Vijay Nambiar, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for Myanmar, was among those attending a high-level meeting of the Group of Friends on Myanmar which discussed recent developments and the overall reform process [...]
27 Sep 2012 – Address by His Excellency Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar at the General debate of the 67th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 25-29 September and 1 October 2012). Myanmar H.E. Mr. Thein Sein, President 27 September 2012 Statement Summary: THEIN [...]
Continue reading …Myanmar’s democratic transition needs continued support, patience, President tells UN
September 28, 2012 No Comment
While Myanmar is making progress in its democratic transition, it faces a number of formidable challenges that will require both the continued support and patience of its people, the United Nations and the wider international community, the country’s President Thein Sein told the UN General Assembly today. “Myanmar is now ushering in a new era,” [...]
Continue reading …24 Hour Live and pre-recorded Programming The UN Web TV Channel is available 24 hours a day with selected live programming of United Nations meetings and events as well as with pre-recorded video features and documentaries on various global issues. General Assembly: General Debate Theme: “Adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations by peaceful [...]
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A United Nations independent expert today welcomed the latest presidential amnesty releasing a number of prisoners of conscience in Myanmar, and called on authorities to continue “this systematic liberation” without conditions, stressing that this is key for the country’s democratic transition and reconciliation process. “Bold steps are needed now to overcome the legacy of the [...]
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(UN) Two United Nations employees have been sentenced by a Myanmar court in connection with the violent unrest that recently gripped the country’s Rakhine state in June, a spokesperson for the Organization said today. One employee of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), one of the World Food Programme (WFP), and [...]
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A United Nations senior official today expressed serious concern about reports of human rights violations committed by security forces in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, after clashes between its Buddhist and Muslim communities reportedly killed at least 78 people and displaced thousands last month. “We have been receiving a stream of reports from independent sources alleging discriminatory [...]
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Tomas Ojea Quintana, a United Nations independent human rights expert today welcomed a presidential decree in Myanmar granting amnesty to a number of prisoners of conscience, while reiterating his call for the release of all such prisoners. “I am encouraged by the momentum of reform and the gradual steps taken by the Government towards national [...]
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UN refugee agency today said that it had begun redeploying staff members to Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, where violence has displaced thousands of people. Adrian Edwards, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said more staff members had returned to Rakhine on Wednesday, joining an earlier team that had gone back on 20 [...]
Continue reading …United Nations and Myanmar sign plan to prevent child recruitment in armed forces
June 28, 2012 No Comment
United Nations and the Government of Myanmar today signed an action plan to prevent the recruitment and use of children by Myanmar’s armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, and allow for the release of under-age recruits. “UNICEF welcomes the signing of the action plan and is ready to support the Government to take forward these key [...]
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