U.N. chief urges General Assembly to act on Myanmar

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks as U.N. General Assembly appointed him for a second five-year term from January 1, 2022, in New York City, New York, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. chief Antonio Guterres pushed the 193-member General Assembly on Friday to tell Myanmar's military that democracy must be reinstated, political detainees must be freed and human rights abuses and killings must stop.

"We cannot live in a world where military coups become a norm. It is totally unacceptable," Guterres told reporters.