Burma is facing an "
unprecedented
" risk
of "
civil war
", UN envoy Christine Schraner Burgener said on Wednesday, calling on the Security Council to use "
all means
" to avoid a "
catastrophe
" and a "
bloodbath
".
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"
This is likely to happen before our eyes and a failure to prevent a further escalation in atrocities will cost the world much more, in the long run
", than immediate action, said the special envoy of the secretary general of the UN for Burma during a closed meeting of the Security Council, according to a speech obtained by AFP.
