Nine UN Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar's military

UNITED NATIONS (AP): Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned "indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar's military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council Monday as part of regional efforts to implement a peace plan that has so far been largely ineffective.

The plan, adopted in April 2021 shortly after the military seized power in a takeover that sparked a civil war, calls for the immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar, a dialogue among all concerned parties, mediation by a special envoy from the Association of South-East Asian Nations, provision of humanitarian aid through Asean channels, and a visit to Myanmar by the special envoy to meet all concerned parties.