Press Release at the Conclusion of the Visit to Myanmar of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Myanmar

The Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Myanmar, Mr Vijay Nambiar, concluded today a five-day visit at the invitation of the Government of Myanmar. In Naypyitaw, the Special Adviser was received [...]

February 17, 2012 | Tags: President Thein Sein, UN Special Envoy on Burma Vijay Nambiar, United Nations | Read more >>

UN Burma Envoy Must Not Ignore Shan State Crisis

Burma Campaign UK today urged Vijay Nambiar, the UN Special Advisor on Burma, not to ignore the current crisis in Shan State during his visit to Burma. Nambiar is visiting Burma to assess the willingness of Burma’s new dictator [...]

May 12, 2011 | Tags: Burma Army, Burma Campaign UK, Shan State, UN Special Envoy on Burma Vijay Nambiar, United Nations | Read more >>

CSW calls for Aid and Action for Eastern Burma to Address Growing Humanitarian Crisis

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is today calling for international action to end the growing humanitarian crisis in eastern Burma, where there is an acute food shortage in Karen state, and attacks on civilians in Shan State continue [...]

May 12, 2011 | Tags: Armed Conflict, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Food Shortage, Karen State, Shan State, UN Special Envoy on Burma Vijay Nambiar | Read more >>

Burma: UN Envoy Should ‘Not Pay Courtesy Call’

Visit Should Highlight Political Prisoners and Military Abuses

United Nations special envoy on Burma Vijay Nambiar should speak out against the absence of meaningful human rights reform in Burma since the November elections, Human Rights Watch said today [...]

May 11, 2011 | Tags: Human Rights Watch, UN Secretary General, UN Special Envoy on Burma Vijay Nambiar | Read more >>