

Myanmar for five decades had languished under strict military rule that led to international isolation and sanctions. She said she thinks the military is determined to win exactly as it did in the past - “but this is not the case anymore, and I hope it will not be the case again." Soe Win, on July 16 but never received a response and has not heard from the military since September. She proposed the idea of holding “an all-inclusive dialogue” to the deputy commander-in-chief, Vice Senior Gen. envoy for Myanmar says “civil war” has spread throughout the country and the international community should consider measures aimed at replacing the military junta’s leaders with people who are more constructive and want to find a peaceful solution to the army’s ouster of the elected government.Ĭhristine Schraner Burgener, whose 3 1/2-year term ends Sunday, said in an interview with The Associated Press that the measures could be sanctions imposed by individual countries or by the U.N.

UNITED NATIONS - (AP) - The outgoing U.N. special envoy for Myanmar has warned that February's military takeover has led to armed conflict and if power isn’t returned to the people in a democratic way the country “will go in the direction of a failed state.” (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) (Eugene Hoshiko) Octoat 10:09 am CDT By EDITH M. UN Myanmar FILE - In this May 28, 2021, file photo, United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener speaks during a press conference, in Tokyo.
