Walk the reforms road, UN tells Myanmar
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YANGON, Oct. 20. - A change in Myanmarâs political leadership brought fresh calls today for the military-ruled south-east Asian country to carry on with promises to restore democracy.
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United Nations, Aug 18 - The United Nations has told the ruling military Junta in Myanmar that its process for transition to democracy and national reconciliation will lack &quot;credibility&quot; unless it engages the opposition political parties and releases ...
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Myanmar's ruling junta has agreed to bring forward a visit by U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who now expects to go there in the first week of November, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Britain on Friday urged a &quot;robust response&quot; to events in Myanmar, where protests by monks continued despite a clampdown earlier in the week, saying there must be &quot;positive change&quot; in the country.
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The Security Council has bemoaned the slow progress in initiating democratic reforms in Myanmar and pressed for an early visit to the country by UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari.
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Myanmar's military government marched ahead Saturday with its much-criticized plans for a new constitution amid U.S. pressure on the United Nations to condemn the junta's iron-fisted treatment of protesters.
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Friday said it was âencouragedâ by the release of nearly 4,000 inmates in military-ruled Myanmar, including opposition leaders, and encouraged the junta to free all remaining political prisoners.
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Beijing, Oct. 21. (PTI): China today hoped that Myanmar can achieve national reconciliation and that the efforts towards democracy in the country would move forward in spite of the recent political developments there.
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YANGON, Myanmar - Military-ruled Myanmar will stick to its plans for gradual democratization despite the abrupt appointment of a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the countryâs political reform movement, Foreign Minister
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Myanmar must immediately release peaceful protesters and respect the rights of detainees, the United Nations human rights chief and a trio of experts all urged on Thursday.
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President Bush wants the U.N. to uphold its pledge to fight for freedom in lands of poverty and terror and plans to punctuate his challenge by promising new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar.
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Over strong opposition from China, the U.N. Security Council on Friday put Myanmar on its agenda in what U.S. officials called a "major step forward" in American efforts to increase pressure on the country's military dictatorship.
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The EU's special envoy for Myanmar on Tuesday urged the country's military regime to free democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he kicked off an Asian tour aimed at pressuring the junta for reform.
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Military-ruled Myanmar remains committed to its &quot;road map&quot; to democracy despite drastic changes in the country&#39;s leadership, its foreign minister said Friday, but sidestepped questions on when pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be freed.
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Leaders offer to visit strife-torn region and renew call for UN resolution.
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A high-level UN panel has issued a sweeping series of recommendations on how to reform the world body to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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The United Nations envoy on Myanmar said Tuesday he was "encouraged" by Indian pledges to support efforts to resolve the crisis in its military-ruled neighbour.