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Weekend: Myanmar on the brink of catastrophe, warns UN

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23/10/2021 GMT

Myanmar on the brink of catastrophe, warns UN

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The UN warns Myanmar could be on the brink of a renewed human rights catastrophe

The UN's Special Rapporteur on Myanmar has warned the country could be on the brink of a renewed human rights catastrophe, following the military coup there nine months ago. 

Plus, more than 180 people are now known to have died after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Nepal and two Indian states.

And, UNICEF spokesman James Elder discusses the conflict in Yemen which has now killed 10,000 children.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues Dr Nitasha Kaul, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster in London, and Oliver McTernan, the Co-Founder and Director of Forward Thinking, which focusses on conflict resolution in the Middle East.

(Picture: Protestors at a demonstration outside Sule Pagoda, Yangon Credit: Harry Entwistle via BBC UGC)

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