UN: Help dissidents fleeing Myanmar

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 22, 2022 12:41 am

GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday (Friday in Manila) urged Myanmar's neighbors to stop the forced return of its nationals, saying 'countless lives' were being placed at risk.

The UN's refugee agency UNHCR said it was gravely concerned about multiple reports of refoulement — the forcible return of refugees and asylum seekers — since February 2021 from countries neighboring Myanmar.

‘DON’T SEND THEM HOME’ Men ride a boat across the Yangon River in Yangon on Oct. 19, 2022. The United Nations on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 (October 21 in Manila) urged Myanmar’s neighbors to stop the forced return of its nationals, saying ‘countless lives’ were being placed at risk. AFP PHOTO

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