By Clive Parker
12/16/2005

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Below is an excerpt of an article from Irrawaddy:

Washington-based Refugees International has joined the chorus of increasing support for UN Security Council action on Burma.
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The advocacy group is the latest organization to call for firm action on Burma by the Council after months of pressure by exile groups, humanitarian organizations and politicians across the globe.

 
“Refugees International urges the Security Council to make the most of this historic opportunity for the UN to play a greater leadership role in Burma and develop a common strategy to respond to one of the biggest humanitarian and human rights crises of our time,” RI said in a statement.

 
The organization said that following its experiences in more than 30 countries, it considered Burma to be “a country which requires immediate Security Council debate and action.”