<p>The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must immediately impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Myanmar to bring an end to the mass killing of largely peaceful protestors by the Myanmar security forces, said Amnesty International in a joint call with over 200 civil society organizations on 5 May 2021.</p>

<p><img alt="" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5658/21643596309_f201366f6c.jpg" /></p> <p><span><em>Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha at the UNGA Meeting last month.</em></span></p>

<p>As talks over the signing of a nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) continue, with another meeting planned for later this month, the Burma Army continues to attack various ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Kachin, Palaung, Shan and Karen areas, casting doubt on the dominant narrative of optimism that surrounds the NCA. Meanwhile, as has always been the case, it is civilians and local communities who are bearing the brunt of the war, with their protection glaringly absent in the ceasefire discourse.</p>