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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Edith M. Lederer

UN envoy warns Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks 'out of control'

United Nations Myanmar - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned that the Southeast Asian nation is in crisis, with conflict escalating, criminal networks “out of control” and human suffering at unprecedented levels.

Julie Bishop told the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee on Tuesday in her first report since being appointed by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last April that “Myanmar actors must move beyond the current zero-sum mentality.”

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