Myanmar: Chance to return to democracy is disappearing - U.N. special envoy on Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, 24 October 2021, (TON): The outgoing U.N. special envoy on Myanmar has warned that the chance to return to democracy is disappearing and signalling that further targeted sanctions could be helpful.

Christine Schraner Burgener, who is stepping down after more than three-and-a-half years in the role, told the U.N. General Assembly in June that there was a real risk of large-scale civil war after the military seized power on Feb. 1, detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected government leaders.

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