Myanmar on the brink of graduating from Least Developed Countries
The United Nations office in Myanmar reported that on January 6 the Government of Myanmar and the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office co-organized a joint meeting to discuss Myanmar’s graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category. Lea
Myanmar asks Bangladesh to meet halfway on refugees
Myanmar has formally called on Bangladesh to increase its role in the repatriation of Rakhine Muslim refugees, who call themselves Rohingya. In a recorded message to the UN Assembly’s annual debate, U Kyaw Tint Swe, minister for the Office of the S
UN Security Council to discuss Rakhine
The UN Security Council will meet Thursday this week to discuss escalating violence in Rakhine and Chin States, which has affected efforts to contain COVID-19. The closed-door meeting will be held over video conference and will include statements fro
UN human rights envoy steps down
The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee has officially stepped down, ending a six-year tenure that included harsh criticism of Myanmar’s role in the ongoing Rakhine crisis. Lee conducted her last official visit
Switzerland grants asylum to wife and children of rebel leader
The wife and two children of a rebel official in Rakhine State have been granted asylum in Switzerland. The family of Major General Tun Myat Naing of the Arakan Army had been living in Thailand as the separatist leader skirmished against the Myanmar
