Ban Ki-Moon is the secretary General of the United Nations. At present he has little authority to deal with Burma, unless a UN Security Council resolution is passed to strengthen UN involvement in Burma. You can write to Ban Ki-Moon to support his efforts to broker a security council resolution on Burma.

Your letter should include:

A reference to the extreme brutality of the regime, which routinely uses torture, forced labour and rape to oppress the people and keep the junta in power.

A reference to the denied democratic mandate of Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi.

An expression of your concern that the junta might use force to suppress the current pro-democracy protests.

A clear statement that says you wish for the UN security council to pass a strong resolution to support a peaceful transition of power from the junta to the democratic leadership.

A caution that resolution must be reached quickly as events in burma are happening quickly.

ADDRESS

Ban Ki-Moon  inquiries2@un.org