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If the crisis continues to worsen, and in the absence of meaningful action through other...
Conclusion
If the crisis continues to worsen, and in the absence of meaningful action through other United Nations mechanisms, the Uniting for Peace option may be another viable avenue for action, as the General Assembly has already shown consensus on an arms embargo.
Paragraph Reference
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Government Response
Not Addressed
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
We note the Committee’s suggestion on the possibility of using the “Uniting for Peace” (UfP) procedure, which, if there is sufficient support, allows the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to meet, if necessary in an Emergency Special Session (ESS), to consider a matter on which the Security Council is essentially blocked by a veto from acting upon. In practice, however, the General Assembly is already seized of the Myanmar crisis and is already exercising its prerogatives in respect of the crisis. This would not be changed by invoking the UfP procedure. On 26 February, the General Assembly convened to discuss the situation in Myanmar and the UK used this as an opportunity to provide a platform for
Source
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Inquiry
The Myanmar crisis
Report
Fourth Report - The UK Government's Response to the Myanmar Crisis
16 Jul 2021
HC 203
Addressee Bodies
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Timeline
Recommendation age
4.9 yrs
Report published
16 Jul 2021