Here is the latest update from the campaign for freedom and democracy in Burma.

SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES TO PUT BURMA ON FORMAL AGENDA On Friday the Security Council voted 10 – 4, plus one abstention, in favour of putting Burma on its formal agenda for the first time. This is a major success, and means the UN is finally taking up its responsibility to address the situation in Burma, after 16 years of avoiding the issue. Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, described the vote as “a step toward finding political solutions to our problems.” While getting Burma on the agenda is a significant step forward, we still have a struggle ahead of us to persuade the Council to pass a binding resolution to require change in Burma. You can read more about this campaign here.

This is a significant step – please pray for justice to prevail.