§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 use America’s voice and vote to push the U.N. and the U.N. Security Council to do more about the February 1, 2021 coup in Burma. Congress says the Security Council has not done enough to condemn the coup, stop the military’s violence, or free people unfairly detained. Congress also says countries like the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation that shelter the Burmese military should have to show how they vote on tougher U.N. steps. Congress wants U.N. action to follow U.N. General Assembly resolution 75/287 (adopted June 18, 2021). The U.S. Ambassador must push for a resolution condemning the coup and demanding the immediate, unconditional release of detained journalists, activists, and officials; a global arms embargo on Burma; cutting off aid to the Burmese government while routing humanitarian help through U.N. agencies and civil society (especially for harmed ethnic minorities); and multilateral sanctions for atrocities against Rohingya and other minorities. The Ambassador should also object to U.N. representatives chosen by the Burmese military and oppose recognizing the military as Burma’s legitimate government.