News Forum - UN urges authorities in Myanmar to investigate Christmas Eve massacre

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A high-ranking United Nations official is urging authorities in Myanmar to investigate the massacre in Kayah State, where local sources report that the Myanmar military killed at least 35 civilians, including at least one child, on Christmas Eve. Reports have said two staff from the non-profit organisation Save the Children also went missing in the attack, which inculpates the Myanmar military soldiers according to a monitoring group and local media. In a statement issued on Sunday, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said “I condemn this heinous crime, as well as any attacks against civilians throughout Myanmar, which are […]

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