Two years since the military coup, the UN secretary-general's special envoy to Myanmar said violence continues to escalate in several of the country’s ethnic areas.
Two years since the military coup, she said violence continues to escalate in several of the country’s ethnic areas.
"The NUG has also condemned killings by the People’s Defense Force warning resistance groups not to carry out inhumane acts. On the military’s Five-Point Roadmap - its exit strategy - which is supposed to conclude with elections, has been far from a pathway out of the crisis it has created, she said."On 1 February, the military had extended its State of Emergency to 47 townships and intensified the use of force to include more aerial bombing, the burning of civilian homes, and other"grave human rights violations to maintain its grip on power,” she said.
"We have also discussed the possibility of a regional framework to protect the Rohingya and all refugees from Myanmar.
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