UN envoy urges action to prevent Myanmar 'civil war'
News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. UNITED NATIONS: The UN envoy on Myanmar implored the Security Council to take action Wednesday in the Asian nation's escalating crisis, warning of the risk of civil war and an imminent "bloodbath" as the junta violently represses pro-democracy protests. More than 520 people have died in daily demonstrations since the military overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, halting Myanmar's decade-old experiment in democracy. "I appeal to this Council to consider all available tools to take collective action and do what is right, what the people of Myanmar deserve and prevent a multi-dimensional catastrophe," special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told the closed-door session, according to remarks obtai...