Myanmar UN envoy urges ICC to issue arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing

Photo – Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun, speaking at a UN General Assembly discussion on July 6, urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing. Mizzima Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun, stated at the UN General Assembly on July 6 that the Myanmar military had carried out 1,147 airstrikes and 20 mass killings within 70 days from April 20 to June 30, 2026, and urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing. U Kyaw Moe Tun made these remarks during a discussion at the UN General Assembly on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). R2P is a framework adopted in 2005 as an international standard for states to be responsible for preventing genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. U Kyaw Moe Tun has continued to represent Myanmar at the UN since the military coup in February 2021 and stands in support of the National Unity Government (NUG) instead of the Myanmar military. According to the ambassador's statement, over 8,100 people have died and more than 3.7 million people have been internally displaced due to the Myanmar military since the coup. He stated that these figures are based on records from the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. In addition to calling for an ICC arrest warrant, U Kyaw Moe Tun pointed out that the NUG declared its acceptance of the ICC's jurisdiction under Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute in July 2021. Furthermore, he stated that the NUG and its allied organizations are working through the Steering Committee for Federal Democracy Union (SCEF) to establish a transitional justice process for conflict-affected individuals. U Kyaw Moe Tun also called on the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Chapter VII is the chapter that allows the Security Council to take action in situations that threaten international peace and security. He also called for a halt to the flow of weapons, jet fuel, and dual-use items (technologies that can be used for both civilian and military purposes) to the Myanmar military. He pointed out that previous efforts, including ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus and UN Security Council Resolution 2669 (2022), have been insufficient. U Kyaw Moe Tun stated that the upcoming decision in the case between The Gambia and Myanmar, which is ongoing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), is also an important opportunity for accountability. Furthermore, U Kyaw Moe Tun warned that countries continuing to have "unnecessary engagements" with the Myanmar military will be bitterly remembered by the people of Myanmar. At the end of his speech, he told the UN General Assembly that "time is of the essence." The post Myanmar UN envoy urges ICC to issue arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing appeared first on BUR.MIZZIMA.COM.