No entry: Residents erecting a makeshift roadblock in Yangon to stop people from freely entering and leaving. — Reuters
A majority of United Nations Security Council members called for an immediate halt to fighting between Myanmar government forces and the Arakan Army guerrilla force following a closed council meeting on the latest situation in the South-East Asian nation.
A joint statement from eight of the 15 council nations said the clashes in western Rakhine and Chin states were taking “a heavy toll” on local communities and risked escalating, adding that a halt to fighting was “even more urgent in light of the increased number of Covid-19 cases in Rakhine state”.
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