U.N. special envoy warns "a bloodbath is imminent" in Myanmar if Security Council does not act
Source: CBS News
BY PAMELA FALK
APRIL 1, 2021 / 6:42 AM / CBS NEWS
A U.N. special envoy warned the 15-nation Security Council on Wednesday that "a bloodbath is imminent" in Myanmar if it does not act to curb the violent military crackdown against protesters, according to a copy of her remarks obtained by CBS News.
"Looking back ten years from now, how will history judge this inaction?" Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Christine Schraner Burgener asked the diplomats. "I hope you can act while there is still time to avoid the worst outcome by overcoming caution and disagreement."
The violence in Myanmar, sparked by a February 1 coup of the nation's democratically elected leader, intensified over the weekend, when activists say more than 100 people were killed by the military junta's security forces in what appeared to be the bloodiest day yet of the conflict between protesters and the junta.
Schraner Burgener said in her remarks that more than 520 people have been killed since the violence began, condemning the "widespread and systemic attacks on the civilian population" by military forces.
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