§10224 Support for greater United Nations action with respect to Burma

Summary

The President must tell the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to push the U.N. and the U.N. Security Council to take stronger action after the February 1, 2021 coup in Burma. The ambassador must press for a formal condemn­ation of the coup, call for the military to stop violence and free detained journalists, activists, and officials, push for a global arms embargo, urge cutting government-to-government aid while channeling humanitarian help directly to people (especially ethnic minorities) through U.N. and civil society groups, and seek multilateral sanctions for the military’s atrocities against Rohingya and other minorities. Congress says the Security Council has not done enough and that countries like China and Russia should face public accountability when they block action. The U.S. U.N. representative should oppose U.N. appointments tied to the military and work to prevent the military from being recognized as Burma’s legitimate government. It also asks the U.N. to act in line with General Assembly resolution 75/287 (adopted June 18, 2021).