United Nations expert says response to Myanmar war 'not working'


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SYDNEY: Global efforts to stop Myanmar's civil war were "clearly not working", a UN expert warned Thursday (Oct 10) as he urged leaders to starve the ruling junta of "money, weapons and legitimacy".

Describing a situation that has "gone from bad, to worse, to horrific", UN special rapporteur Tom Andrews (pic) said more than three million people have been displaced by fighting in the Southeast Asian nation in as many years.

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