In an exclusive interview with DVB, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Kelley E. Currie has outlined her primary operational priorities following extensive engagement with civil society groups since officially assuming the mandate on May 1. Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify The post A new UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar [AUDIO] appeared first on DVB .
In an exclusive interview with DVB, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Kelley E. Currie has outlined her primary operational priorities following extensive engagement with civil society groups since officially assuming the mandate on May 1. Read more The post A new UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar appeared first on DVB .
Guest contributor Thit Lwin In 2020, a university student in Myanmar could still imagine a fairly ordinary future: complete a degree, graduate, find a job, become financially independent, and gradually support a family. The students were studying different subjects and dreaming about different careers, but the basic direction was similar. Education was expected to lead [...] The post Interrupted futures: How Myanmar’s coup reshaped youth appeared first on DVB .
The National Unity Government (NUG) announced on Friday that it has documented around 135,080 males in Myanmar which have been drafted into military service over the last 27 intakes since the regime in Naypyidaw enforced its conscription law on Feb. 10, 2024. “The forced recruitment of young people to extend the military dictatorship has become [...] The post NUG documents over 135,000 conscripts drafted into Myanmar military due to high attrition appeared first on DVB .
At least two civilians were killed and three others were injured in simultaneous airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force in Arakan State’s Ponnagyun, Pauktaw, Gwa and Minbya townships on Monday. The four towns, located 20-400 miles (32-643 km) northeast and south of the Arakan State capital Sittwe, were seized by the Arakan Army [...] The post Airstrikes hit four towns in Rakhine State as military ‘Operation 4926’ falters appeared first on DVB .
There is not much that diplomats can agree on these days. But if asked about the state of the world ahead of the annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly, heads of state and government and ministers alike will describe a globe in massive turmoil. With two escalating wars raging in Europe and the Middle [...] The post Diplomats describe a world in turmoil as 81st UN General Assembly begins appeared first on DVB .
The 81st high-level week begins at UN General Assembly Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing new fears that runaway artificial intelligence could threaten humanity even as climate shocks and escalating prices are already making life much tougher for hundreds of millions of [...] The post UN General Assembly begins in New York; Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun confident to retain Myanmar seat appeared first on DVB .
While the regime amplifies its drone offensive to breach northern Ponnagyun Township, the AA’s counter-offensives seizes three villages and makes advances into junta-controlled Sittwe
The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor. Here’s a quick look at USAID, the impacts of its dissolution and what foreign aid looks like today: USAID’s roots and purpose U.S. President John F. Kennedy and [...] The post What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts appeared first on DVB .
Keeping Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun at the United Nations is not a procedural convenience. It is the minimum defence of Myanmar’s democratic will against a military that seized power illegally and continues to face allegations of grave international crimes. Guest contributor Salai Za Uk Ling On March 30, 2023, I visited Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun [...] The post The true voice of Myanmar’s people at the United Nations appeared first on DVB .
A face-to-face survey of 2,400 young residents in Yangon reveals that nine out of ten youth aged 18 to 25 are deeply concerned about leaving their homes at night due to the risk of arbitrary arrest, robbery, and physical violence. Published on Sunday by the civil rights monitoring organization PACE-Myanmar, the study—titled “Youth Resilience and [...] The post Survey reveals acute insecurity among youth in Yangon as forced military conscription escalates appeared first on DVB .
