Incentives might lead Myanmar to ‘do the right thing’ - UN envoy

Ibrahim Gambari
18 October 2007 - Continuing his consultations with Myanmar’s regional partners, United Nations Envoy Ibrahim Gambari has suggested that incentives, along with strong encouragement, might persuade authorities in the South-East Asian nation to move towards democratization and reconciliation.          more

Recent arrests in Myanmar ‘extremely disturbing,’ says UN envoy

Ibrahim Gambari
15 October 2007
- The United Nations Special Envoy to Myanmar today urged the Government to halt the use of force against dissidents, calling recent reports of arrests, interrogations and intimidation “extremely disturbing.”          more