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STORY: UN / MYANMAR UPDATE
TRT: 1:40
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 2 FEBRUARY 2021, NEW YORK CITY
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1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters, snowy day
2 FEBRUARY 2021, NEW YORK CITY
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“This morning the Security Council held closed consultations on Myanmar.
In her briefing to Council members, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, strongly condemned the recent steps taken by the military. She urged Council members to collectively send a clear signal in support of democracy in Myanmar. The Special Envoy said that, given the apparent commitment by the military to safeguard the rule of law following the November 8th elections, this turn of events was surprising and shocking.
She said she had been in contact with the military leadership as recently as one day before the takeover. They said that communication had been ongoing with the Government and Union Election Commission.”
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3. Wide shot, UN Headquarters, snowy day
2 FEBRUARY 2021, NEW YORK CITY
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“The Special Envoy also called for the immediate release of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and dozens of political leaders, family members and activists who have been detained.
She reiterated that this is a serious blow to democratic reforms in Myanmar.
Ms. Schraner Burgener said that the declaration of the Statement of Emergency and the arrest of civilian leadership are unconstitutional and illegal. It will be crucial for all to refrain from violence, fully respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, she said, stressing that we cannot allow for a full backsliding since Myanmar opened up in 2011. “
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5. Various shots, UN Headquarters, snowy day
In her briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday (2 Feb), the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, strongly condemned the recent steps taken by the country’s military in deposing the Myanmar civilian leadership.
In a meeting of the Security Council held behind closed doors, Schraner Burgener “urged Council members to collectively send a clear signal in support of democracy in Myanmar,” according to the UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, who in a regular briefing to reporters said that “the Special Envoy said that, given the apparent commitment by the military to safeguard the rule of law following the November 8th elections, this turn of events was surprising and shocking.”
Schraner Burgener had reportedly “been in contact with the military leadership as recently as one day before the takeover. They said that communication had been ongoing with the Government and Union Election Commission.”
“The Special Envoy also called for the immediate release of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and dozens of political leaders, family members and activists who have been detained,” said Dujarric. “She reiterated that this is a serious blow to democratic reforms in Myanmar.”
Schraner Burgener said that the declaration of the Statement of Emergency and the arrest of civilian leadership are unconstitutional and illegal.
“It will be crucial for all to refrain from violence, fully respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, she said, stressing that we cannot allow for a full backsliding since Myanmar opened up in 2011,“ Dujarric said.
