Yangon (Myanmar)/New York: An 8 pm to 4 am curfew has now been imposed and gatherings of more than five people have been banned in the country by the army, which usurped power in a coup in the country on February 1, this year in Myanmar, and imposed nationwide emergency there.
In New York, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, said: “Look, I think all those measures are concerning. “
Christine Schraner Burgener, the United Nations’ Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, remained prepared to visit under agreeable conditions to help calm the situation. She had already had many exchanges over the weekend and that included a virtual meeting with elected parliamentarians of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) in the country.
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Dujarric further told reporters last night (IST) that measures that limit people’s ability to speak up, to demonstrate freely were concerning. “We’ve also seen reports of rolling blackouts of Internet network, which I think undermine core democratic principles and also heighten the pressure on the private sector, because you then have ATMs that don’t function; you have transportation that has challenges,” he added.
The spokesperson said UN Secretary-General António Guterres was continuously following the situation in Myanmar closely and with grave concern. “He and his Special Envoy have been reaching out to key international actors, including regional leaders, in calling for collective and bilateral action to create conditions for the recent coup in Myanmar to be reversed,” Dujarric said and informed discussions for a Human Rights Council special session on Myanmar will soon take place, “which will help to keep the momentum following the Security Council’s 2 February discussion”.
The Secretary-General and his Special Envoy will continue to mobilize the international community, including through engaging members of the Security Council to carry out calls for a return to democracy, pursuance of dialogue and reconciliation in accordance with the will and interests of the people of Myanmar, and for the immediate release of those detained. “We remain in close contact with national actors, including civil society organisations whose protection is paramount. We are concerned at the restrictions on civil society, journalists and media workers,” Dujarric said.
– global bihari bureau
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