Open letter from civil society organizations to the United Nations to take decisive action against junta
More than 440 local, regional, and international civil society organizations sent an open letter to the United Nations General Assembly to take firm and clear action against the military junta to bring them accountable for its attrocities against the people on October 17.
The open letter was addressed to the member states of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the UN Secretary-General and expressed their disappointment with the UNSC Resolution 2699 on the Myanmar issue.
In the letter, it is also stated that the time has come for the UN General Assembly and the member states to fulfill their responsibilities for the country and to support the situation, respecting the will of the people who want a federal democracy.
Note: Spring Sprouts is also a signatory of the open letter.
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