The Chairman of the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), U Aung Kyaw Nyunt, met with Malaysian Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Ahmed Faisal Muhamad, to discuss the military council’s sham election and acts of violence. The meeting took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on July 22, with Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, also in attendance.
During the meeting, they discussed in detail the current situation in Myanmar, ASEAN’s efforts to resolve the Myanmar crisis, and the initiatives being undertaken by Malaysia as the current ASEAN chair. They also addressed the military council’s fraudulent election plans and ongoing acts of violence. The discussions highlighted the deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and the international community’s response to the crisis.
On the same day, the Myanmar parliamentary delegation led by U Aung Kyaw Nyunt attended the UN High-Level Political Forum on Gender Equality and Health organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). At the forum, the delegation presented detailed information about the collapse of Myanmar’s healthcare sector following the military coup, the physical and mental health challenges faced by citizens due to poverty, and the basic needs crisis affecting internally displaced persons. They emphasized how the coup has severely impacted the country’s healthcare infrastructure and social services.
The Myanmar parliamentary delegation highlighted that before the military coup, women’s representation in parliament was 15 percent, and women continue to participate in the National Unity Government and the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. They emphasized that gender equality is a key priority in building a federal democratic Myanmar. The delegation also detailed the military’s ongoing physical and online violence against women, including sexual violence against female detainees who are being denied adequate medical care in detention. They stressed the systematic nature of these abuses and called for increased international support to address these critical issues.
