UNITED NATIONS: The UN particular envoy for Myanmar travelled to the Southeast Asian nation for the primary time since she was appointed to the submit final October.
The journey by Nellen Heyzer on Monday adopted the UN Safety Council’s newest name for an instantaneous finish to all types of violence and unimpeded humanitarian entry within the strife-torn nation.
Heyzer “will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric mentioned.
He gave no particulars on whether or not Heyzer would meet with Myanmar’s navy rulers or the nation’s imprisoned former chief, Aung San Suu Kyi, a longtime UN demand. Suu Kyi was convicted earlier Monday on extra corruption expenses, including six years to her earlier 11-year jail sentence.
Heyzer’s go to “follows her extensive consultations with actors from across the political spectrum, civil society as well as communities affected by the ongoing conflict,” Dujarric mentioned.
Earlier this month, Cambodian International Minister Prak Sokhonn, particular envoy to Myanmar for the 10-member Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations, mentioned efforts by Myanmar’s neighbors to assist restore peace and normalcy to the strife-torn nation have been hindered by the nation’s latest execution of 4 political activists.
He warned that additional executions would power the regional group to rethink the way it engages with fellow member Myanmar.
In February 2021, Myanmar’s military ousted Suu Kyi’s elected authorities after which violently cracked down on widespread protests in opposition to its actions. After safety forces unleashed deadly power on peaceable demonstrators, some opponents of navy rule took up arms.
Myanmar’s navy rulers agreed to a five-point ASEAN plan in April 2021 to revive peace and stability to the nation, which incorporates an instantaneous halt to violence and a dialogue amongst all events. However the nation’s navy has made little effort to implement the plan, and Myanmar has slipped right into a state of affairs that some U.N. consultants have characterised as a civil battle.
Heyzer, a girls’s rights activist from Singapore, headed UNIFEM, a UN growth group that focuses on selling girls’s financial development, in 1994-2007. She was the primary lady to function govt secretary of the UN Financial and Social Fee for Asia and the Pacific, in 2007-2014.
The journey by Nellen Heyzer on Monday adopted the UN Safety Council’s newest name for an instantaneous finish to all types of violence and unimpeded humanitarian entry within the strife-torn nation.
Heyzer “will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric mentioned.
He gave no particulars on whether or not Heyzer would meet with Myanmar’s navy rulers or the nation’s imprisoned former chief, Aung San Suu Kyi, a longtime UN demand. Suu Kyi was convicted earlier Monday on extra corruption expenses, including six years to her earlier 11-year jail sentence.
Heyzer’s go to “follows her extensive consultations with actors from across the political spectrum, civil society as well as communities affected by the ongoing conflict,” Dujarric mentioned.
Earlier this month, Cambodian International Minister Prak Sokhonn, particular envoy to Myanmar for the 10-member Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations, mentioned efforts by Myanmar’s neighbors to assist restore peace and normalcy to the strife-torn nation have been hindered by the nation’s latest execution of 4 political activists.
He warned that additional executions would power the regional group to rethink the way it engages with fellow member Myanmar.
In February 2021, Myanmar’s military ousted Suu Kyi’s elected authorities after which violently cracked down on widespread protests in opposition to its actions. After safety forces unleashed deadly power on peaceable demonstrators, some opponents of navy rule took up arms.
Myanmar’s navy rulers agreed to a five-point ASEAN plan in April 2021 to revive peace and stability to the nation, which incorporates an instantaneous halt to violence and a dialogue amongst all events. However the nation’s navy has made little effort to implement the plan, and Myanmar has slipped right into a state of affairs that some U.N. consultants have characterised as a civil battle.
Heyzer, a girls’s rights activist from Singapore, headed UNIFEM, a UN growth group that focuses on selling girls’s financial development, in 1994-2007. She was the primary lady to function govt secretary of the UN Financial and Social Fee for Asia and the Pacific, in 2007-2014.
