The UN Security Council on Wednesday (November 10th) called for an
“immediate”
end to the
violence in Burma, expressing its concern after new unrest in the country ruled by a junta.
"The members of the Security Council have expressed their deep concern after new recent violence across Burma,"
they said in a statement. They called for
"an immediate end to the violence and guaranteeing the safety of civilians"
, and
"reiterated their concern that recent events pose particularly serious challenges to the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees. Rohingya and internally displaced persons ”
.
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Clashes have taken place for the first time since the February 1 coup between the Burmese army and rebels from Rakhine State (West), raising fears of a return to violence in this region, a powder keg for decades.
On Tuesday,
"soldiers entered an area that we control (...) and clashes took place,"
a spokesman for the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic faction, told AFP. several thousand strong.
He did not give details of possible victims.
The members of the UN Security Council also stressed the importance
"of improving the humanitarian and health situation in Burma, including to facilitate the fair, safe and unhindered delivery and distribution of vaccines against Covid- 19 ”
.
Burma has sunk into chaos since the putsch that ended a brief 10-year democratic parenthesis.