'Urgent' international response needed in Myanmar after coup: UN

Myanmar has been in the grip of unrest since the coup on Feb 1. - AP

UNITED NATIONS (AFP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an "urgent" international response to the political crisis created in Myanmar by the Feb 1 military coup, in a new report released by the United Nations on Wednesday (Sept 29).

In the document on "the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar," the UN chief also said he feared that the military's grip on power would become increasingly difficult to counter.