Myanmar and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ principle; Seven killed by airstrikes on mines in Karenni State

Myanmar and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ principle 

Burma’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Kyaw Moe Tun addressed a general assembly plenary meeting on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity, at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Wednesday. He claimed that the number killed by the military since the 2021 coup has surpassed 6,800.

“I have reminded time and again the international community to uphold this noble commitment on R2P and transform it into meaningful action. Now, another year marking the unlawful military coup, there has been a disheartening absence of any meaningful progress. People and the country have been enduring the egregious atrocities perpetrated by the ruthless military,” he told delegates.