Europe 1 with AFP 9:34 p.m., December 21, 2022

For the first time in decades, a resolution on the situation in Burma has been adopted by the United Nations Security Council.

She calls for an end to the violence and the release of all political prisoners, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution on the situation in Burma for the first time in decades, calling for an end to the violence and the release of all political prisoners, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Security Council had never managed to go beyond these disagreements on this country to adopt a resolution and had never gone beyond the stage of formal declarations.

The resolution adopted on Wednesday was approved by 12 votes in favor and none against, with China and Russia not using their vetoes.

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