The UK has finally convened the discussion on Myanmar at the UN Security Council that Burma Campaign UK has been calling for. Speakers urged the Security Council to take decisive measures to end violence by the military and address the deteriorating humanitarian situation, also calling for the swift appointment of a UN Special Envoy.
At the meeting the USA and Malta called on the Council to take action to stop the supply of jet fuel to the Burmese military, but the UK failed to call for the Burmese military to abide by the measures ordered by the International Court of Justice to prevent the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya.
On the same day the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution including calls for action on the humanitarian crisis, establishing the conditions for the safe return of the Rohingya, and ensuring accountability for those responsible for mass atrocities and human rights violations and abuses.