UN envoy demands ‘robust’ action against military in Myanmar

People flash a three-finger sign or resistance during the burial of anti-coup protester Kyal Sin in Mandalay, Myanmar, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Kyal Sin was shot in the head by Myanmar security forces during an anti-coup protest rally she was attending Wednesday. (AP Photo)

The UN special envoy for Myanmar has called for urgent Security Council action to reverse the military coup, saying about 50 peaceful protesters had been killed in the military’s worst crackdowns this week and scores more were seriously injured.

Christine Schraner Burgener said in her briefing to a closed council meeting that council unity and “robust” action is critical “in pushing for a stop to the violence and the restoration of Myanmar’s democratic institutions”.