Security Council shows regret at Myanmar
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The U.N. Security Council expressed concern Thursday at Myanmar's slow progress in opening a dialogue with the opposition and called for the early return of U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari to help promote national reconciliation.
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A top U.N. rights envoy condemned on  Wednesday the arrest and jailing of opposition activists in  military-ruled Myanmar and said he had received credible  reports of rights violations in border areas.
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Myanmar attempted to soothe UN concerns over the detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi after the world body's Secretary General Kofi Annan condemned the military regime over its claimed democracy drive.
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Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "not satisfied" with her talks with the nation's junta, which after three months have yielded few results, her spokesman said Wednesday.
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Nearly two months ago, the UN Security Council passed a US-sponsored, watered-down resolution threatening to &quot;consider action&quot; - a diplomatic euphemism for sanctions â-nless Sudan disarms government-backed Arab militias that have killed thousands of
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NEW YORK  UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday raised doubts about Myanmar&#39;s resolve to implement a road map for democracy and urged the nation&#39;s military leaders to immediately release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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The Sudanese government was furious last July when the UN Security Council passed its first resolution condemning atrocities in Darfur.
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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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The United Nations Security Council yesterday condemned the massacre of at least 150 Congolese refugees at a UN camp in Burundi and demanded that those responsible be brought to justice &quot;without delay.&quot; The council met in emergency session at France's request to denounce the Friday night attack at the camp in Gatumba. A statement approved by the 15 council members ...
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The European Union is set to bolster sanctions against Myanmar after the military-ruled country failed to yield to EU demands before a weekend Europe-Asia summit that was clouded by the issue.
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Despite China's objections, the Security Council backed a US proposal to put the issue of political repression and human rights violations in Myanmar on its formal agenda.
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The Security Council condemned the massacre of at least 150 Congolese refugees at a U.N. camp in Burundi.
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The UN Security Council condemned illegal armed groups in Haiti it said were performing unauthorized law enforcement and called on the transitional government
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The United States has moved to put the issue of political repression and human rights abuses in Myanmar formally on the agenda of the Security Council this month, its ambassador to the UN said.
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Myanmar's military government, a target of sharp international criticism for failing to hand over power to a democratically elected government, announced Saturday that it will hold elections in 2010.
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Asean should consider suspending Myanmar from the regional grouping if the junta fails to release Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, a conference in Malaysia was told.
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In a rare departure from its usual diplomatic restraint, the International Red Cross denounced Myanmar's military government Friday, saying it commits abuses against civilians and detainees that cause "immense suffering."