Myanmar UN ambassador appeals for world to end country's suffering

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 05:20 · Archive

Myanmar's UN representative made an emotional appeal for the international community to end its silence over the country's suffering under the junta.

Myanmar's representative to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, made an emotional appeal on 28 October for the international community to end its silence over the country's suffering under military rule. Appointed by the previous democratically elected government before the 2021 coup ousted it, Moe Tun said the world had 'failed the people of Myanmar again and again'.

During his speech, he held up a scarf bearing the names and ages of those killed in the struggle for freedom against the junta now ruling the country. The scarf was created by revolutionary community Theatre 21. Moe Tun said reading the names of the 'fallen heroes and innocent civilians' broke his heart, highlighting the human cost of the ongoing crisis.

Moe Tun urged UN member states to stand in solidarity with Myanmar's people and to break what he called their silence on the country's suffering.

How it is being reported

• Myanmar official breaks down at UN as he urges world to ‘end our suffering’ under juntaMyanmar’s representative to the United Nations made an emotional appeal for the international community to end its silence over the country’s suffering on Wednesday (28 October).Independent World · 29 Oct, 05:00
• Myanmar diplomat breaks down as he urges world to 'end our suffering'Kyaw Moe Tun - Myanmar's representative to the UN - makes an emotional appeal after saying the international community had failed the country's people.BBC World · 28 Oct, 17:34

In this story: Kyaw Moe Tun · Myanmar · United Nations · Theatre 21

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