UN rights commissioner warns of escalating Myanmar violence

In this photo taken on June 10, 2021 people carry food aid distributed by a volunteer group in Pankai village in Kutkai township in Myanmar's eastern Shan state, where local authorities said villagers were facing difficulties in obtaining daily necessities due to ongoing conflict between the Northern Alliance military coalition and national armed forces in the region. - AFP

YANGON, June 11 (Reuters): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Friday of intensifying violence in Myanmar and condemned the army's "outrageous" use of heavy weapons, while urging a wider diplomatic effort to pressure the ruling generals.

Michelle Bachelet said the junta had shown no willingness to implement a five-point consensus it agreed with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) in April to halt violence and start dialogue with its opponents.