EURO-BURMA OFFICE ADDB Inc – Canada, Euro-Burma Office – Belgium, EBO Foundation – Chiang Mai
Highlights
Beyond humanitarian aid: Rethinking Australia’s Myanmar policy
Source: The Interpreter | By Mon Zin
Five years after the coup, Myanmar’s instability is bleeding across borders. Canberra’s policy hasn’t kept up.
New approach needed on Burma/Myanmar at UN Security Council
Source: Burma Campaign UK | Press Release
“In the five years since the coup, the UN Security Council has failed to have any impact. Time is long overdue to try new approaches,”
DFA Statement on the Union Day of Myanmar
Source: GOV.PH | Statement
In the spirit of genuine reconciliation, it is our fervent hope that this occasion be marked by the release of more political prisoners
The Imperative for the Formation of the Unified Karenni State Army (UKSA) in Karenni
Source: Kantarawaddy Times | Feature
A compelling imperative exists in Karenni State in 2026 for the unification of all revolutionary elements under a single “United Karenni State Army” (UKSA), a sentiment shared by certain military and political leadership, the general populace, and frontline combatants.
With international law at a ‘breaking point’, a tiny country goes after Myanmar’s junta on its own
Source: The Conversation | By Emma Palmer
This week, a major study of 23 conflicts around the globe said the international legal system designed to protect civilians is at a “breaking point”. Observers are also asking whether the United Nations has any future at all.