Christine Schraner Burgener says UN must put junta ‘on notice’ and stand with people of Myanmar

The United Nations special envoy on Myanmar has called on the UN security council to take action against the ruling junta after the killings of protesters who have continued to defy security forces at demonstrations against last month’s coup.

Myanmar has been plunged into turmoil since the military overthrew and detained the elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 1 February, with daily protests and strikes that have choked business and paralysed administration.

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