Focus on Myanmar: Upcoming Discussions in the United Nations Security Council
In Rakhine State, on June 22, a military junta group looted and set fire to the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Maungdaw. Regarding the humanitarian situation in Myanmar, including this incident, the United Nations Security Council would discuss it under the 'Any Other Business' agenda on July 3, according to an announcement by the United Nations.
This discussion was requested by South Korea, the UK, and the US, and the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Joyce Msuya, is expected to present the matter.
On the evening of June 21, the terrorist military junta group and their trained militants set fire to and looted the WFP warehouse in Waithali village, Maungdaw township. A video of the incident, showing the materials being carried away, was released by the Arakan Army (AA) on the night of June 25. Afterward, the military junta group admitted to the action.
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