Dr Noeleen Heyzer also urged international and regional communities to act as a united front on the humanitarian crisis, and pressure the regime to end the violence and return the country to democracy.
a military coup in Myanmar, impact on the country and its people has been “devastating”, said the United Nations Secretary-General's special envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer.
She noted that the UN Security Council’s adoption of a rare resolution on Myanmar in December – its first in more than seven decades and which demands an end to the violence – is an indication of such unity, but stressed that voices need to be converted into action.Myanmar’s army seized power from the elected government of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, and used lethal force to suppress widespread opposition to the takeover.
“This is an election that the people do not want, and see this as an attempt to supplant the 2020 NLD landslide ,” she said, referring to the last general election during which Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party secured a resounding victory. More assistance from the international community could be given to millions of displaced people and others at risk, she said.
People living along the country's borders, where fierce clashes between the military and ethnic groups have forced thousands to flee, have pleaded for protection, said Dr Heyzer. “We can upscale educational opportunities for Rohingyas so that they can be more self-reliant and also so that they won't become a lost generation.”When asked if she believed that engaging the junta is still vital to resolving the crisis, Dr Heyzer said that all stakeholders should be involved in dialogue, including the military.
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