UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEMANDS MYANMAR JUNTA TO END COUP

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has shaken off the spirited defense of the February 1, 2021 Myanmar coup by China and Russia by adopting a resolution condemning the junta for seizing power and demanding it yield power.

Writing for the New York Times early on Saturday, June 19, 2021, Manila time, Rick Gladstone said the resolution adopted by the UNGA “is the most widespread condemnation yet of the Feb. 1 coup, a sharp diplomatic slap that contradicted the junta’s claim it has not been isolated.”

UNGA sought to ostracize Myanmar’s ruling generals on Friday with an emphatic rebuke, demanding they end the five-month-old military takeover, stop killing opponents and free imprisoned civilian leaders.

The 193-member body also called for an arms embargo on Myanmar and requested unimpeded humanitarian access to stop the country’s slide into poverty, dysfunction, and despair.

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