UNSC to discuss Myanmar coup

United Nations:  UN Security Council (UNSC) members will be briefed on Tuesday on the situation in Myanmar where the military has staged a coup after detaining top government officials, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as the declaration of a year-long state of emergency.
The members will be briefed by Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener in a closed video-conference (VTC), according to an official UNSC statement.
The UK, which takes over the rotating Security Council presidency for the month of February, has circulated a draft press statement that may be issued following the meeting if members are able to agree on it, it added.
“We had it on the program of work originally for discussion later this week. In discussion with council members, we have agreed now that we will move it up to discussion tomorrow, given the developments in Myanmar over the weekend,” the UK’s Ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward said in a statement “We want to address the long-term threat to peace and security, of course working closely with Myanmar’s Asian and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) neighbours.” The last Security Council discussion on Myanmar was in September 2020, before the disputed general elections in the country.