UN Assembly Passes Resolution For An Arms Embargo On Myanmar As India Abstains From Voting

The UN General Assembly on Friday condemned the Myanmar military for staging a coup in February as it called for an arms embargo against the country amid widespread international opposition to the junta.

Belarus had called for a vote in the 193-member world body on the resolution on Friday, during which 119 countries voted “yes”, Belarus voted “no” and 36 countries including India abstained from voting.

The UN resolution calls upon the Myanmar military to “respect the people's will as freely expressed by results of the general election of November 8, 2020, to end the state of emergency, to respect all human rights of people of Myanmar and to allow the sustained democratic transition of Myanmar, including the opening of the democratically elected parliament, and by working towards bringing all national institutions, including the armed forces, under a fully inclusive civilian government that is representative of the people's will".