United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s envoy for Myanmar has concluded his mission to the country after encouraging both the Government and opposition leaders to develop their talks “as soon as possible” into a substantive dialogue, a UN spokesman in New York said today.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy to Myanmar is scheduled to visit the country at the end of this month to help facilitate the talks between the Government and opposition leaders, a UN spokesman announced today.
The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today reported that despite new legislation in Myanmar, forced labour still existed in the country.
A United Nations human rights expert monitoring the situation in Myanmar has just concluded a visit to the country, where he met with opposition and government officials.
A new United Nations report says there have been some "positive signals" in Myanmar indicating the Government's efforts to make progress in its human rights record.
A high-level team from the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) left for Myanmar today for a three-week assessment of the Government's actions concerning forced labour.
A United Nations envoy today confirmed that all parties to the conflict in Myanmar remained committed to the process of national reconciliation, and expressed hope about the possibility of further progress in the ongoing talks between the Government and the National League for Democracy (NLD).
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy for Myanmar will visit Yangon next week to help facilitate the talks between the Government and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for democratisation and national reconciliation in that country, a United Nations spokesman said today.
The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today announced the composition of a high-level team that will visit Myanmar next month to assess the Government's actions on forced labour.
