Burma
Myanmar: Why Obama Needs to Highlight the Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
A government that permits or otherwise encourages ethnic cleansing should not be considered a partner of the United States.
South East Asia Since Obama’s Visit: Still Much Unrest
Southeast Asia hit the world stage in a big way this November, as international media breathlessly followed President Obama’s historic visit to the region. The media is gone, but the problems remain.
President Obama Visits Myanmar. Now What?
A dispatch from our correspondent in Burma.
What to Expect from President Obama’s Mission to Burma
For the first time ever, a sitting American president will visit Myamnar. On the eve of this historic trip, I caught up with Jim Della-Giacoma of the International Crisis Group to discuss the profound changes underway in Myanmar and what the United States can do to keep the country on the path of reform.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Words of Wisdom for International Peace Day
It is International Peace Day, today. It also happens to be the day that the Burmese human rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi visits the United Nations for the first time in over two decades.
The World Should Be More Outraged Over the Treatment of Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi government has ordered three prominent international NGOS: Medicines Sans Frontieres; Action Against Hunger; and the British-based Muslim Aid to cease providing humanitarian relief to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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