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DATELINE: 15 FEBRUARAY 2021, NEW YORK CITY
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1. Exterior shot, New York skyline with UN Headquarters on East River
15 FEBRUARAY 2021, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room with a screen with participants
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“The Secretary General said he is deeply concerned about the situation in the country, including the increasing use of force and reported deployment of additional armored vehicles to major cities. He calls on Myanmar's military and police to ensure the right of peaceful assembly is fully respected and demonstrators are not subjected to reprisals. Reports of continued violence intimidation and harassment by security personnel are unacceptable. Ongoing arrests of political leaders, government officials civil society actors and media representatives are deeply concerning as are the restrictions on the internet and communication services. They must not be disrupted, to ensure the right of freedom of expression which includes access to information.”
4. Wide shot, press room with a screen with participants
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“The Secretary General reiterated his call on Member States collectively and bilaterally to exercise influence regarding the protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Myanmar. The Secretary General reaffirms the unwavering support of the United Nations, to the people of Myanmar in the pursuit of democracy, peace, human rights and the rule of law. The Secretary General calls on the military authorities urgently to allow the Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener to visit Myanmar under agreeable conditions and to assess the situation firsthand.”
6. Wide shot, press room with a screen with participants
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“She spoke again this morning with the deputy commander in chief Soe Win to amplify the Secretary General's statement overnight and to again press for a visit under agreeable conditions. The Special Envoy will maintain this channel for frank and open dialogue, so long as she assesses that provides space for reversing the current situation and upholding the will of the people of Myanmar. Democratic institutions and processes need to be upheld and the Special Envoy continues to stress to the military, that it must refrain from violence, and fully respects human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law. In her advocacy, Mrs. Schraner Burgener has reinforced that the right of peaceful assembly must fully be respected and the demonstrators are not subjected to reprisals. She's conveyed to the Myanmar military that the world is watching closely, and any form of heavy-handed response is likely to have severe consequences.”
8. Wide shot, press room with a screen with participants
“The world is watching closely, and any form of heavy-handed response is likely to have severe consequences,“ the UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener reportedly conveyed to the Myanmar military leaders amidst the reports on increasing use of force and intimidation by security personnel against peaceful protesters.
In a statement issued on Sunday (14 Feb), the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he is “deeply concerned about the situation” in Myanmar “including the increasing use of force and reported deployment of additional armored vehicles to major cities.”
“Reports of continued violence intimidation and harassment by security personnel are unacceptable,” Guterres said in the statement read by the UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, at a press briefing in New York on Monday (15 Feb).
“Ongoing arrests of political leaders, government officials, civil society actors and media representatives are deeply concerning as are the restrictions on the internet and communication services. They must not be disrupted, to ensure the right of freedom of expression which includes access to information,” said Haq.
Guterres also called on the UN member states, “collectively and bilaterally to exercise influence regarding the protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Myanmar.”
The UN chief reaffirmed his “unwavering support of the United Nations, to the people of Myanmar in the pursuit of democracy, peace, human rights and the rule of law,” read Haq. “The Secretary General calls on the military authorities urgently to allow the Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener to visit Myanmar under agreeable conditions and to assess the situation firsthand.”
Haq aso reported that Christine Schraner Burgener “spoke again this morning with the deputy commander in chief Soe Win to amplify the Secretary General's statement overnight and to again press for a visit under agreeable conditions.”
The Special Envoy “will maintain this channel for frank and open dialogue, so long as she assesses that provides space for reversing the current situation and upholding the will of the people of Myanmar,” Haq said.
She “continues to stress to the military, that it must refrain from violence, and fully respects human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law,” and to reinforce that the right of peaceful assembly “must fully be respected and the demonstrators are not subjected to reprisals,” Haq said.
“She's conveyed to the Myanmar military that the world is watching closely, and any form of heavy-handed response is likely to have severe consequences,” Haq said.
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