In a joint statement on Friday 24 May, the European Union, Australia, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States expressed their deep concern at the escalation of the conflict in Myanmar, which has led to a serious humanitarian and human rights crisis since the coup d'état in February 2021.
These countries deplore the fact that since this event, the number of people in need of humanitarian aid has risen from 1 million to 18.6 million,...