.@POTUS: During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, let us resolve to counter injustice and fortify our commitment to pursue dignity and freedom for all people. https://t.co/okukPAbTHH
➡️ Escalating armed conflict and insecurity across many areas have forced thousands of vulnerable people into displacement.
➡️ 3 million people remain in need of critical assistance and protection services in #Myanmar.
Read the full snapshot: https://t.co/zh6hon5Cu4
Top US diplomat @derekchollet in Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand this week for talks on the crisis in Burma - highest level in-person discussions in the region focused on Burma since the coup https://t.co/fqtB4m80vq
Mitigating the effects of climate change in #SoutheastAsia is key to the United States’ goal to secure a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific. - @Dani_Fallin and @MurrayHiebert1 in their new commentary. Read it here: https://t.co/AldTI3WYA6
#COVID19 has worsened pollution by increasing the use of disposable PPE. To learn how the explosion of marine litter threatens Southeast Asian health and economies, read the new @CSIS report by @Dani_Fallin, @SimonHudes, Amanda Ingram, and @GregPoling: https://t.co/BIVwRSjk9W
In their new commentary, @MurrayHiebert1 and @Dani_Fallin explain why the United States must simultaneously deepen relations, increase economic cooperation, and support green initiatives in #SoutheastAsia. Read their analysis: https://t.co/AldTI3WYA6
"The Asean community cannot be safe and prosperous until every Asean member is water secure. By putting Mekong issues in a wider Asean context, it binds us to a common future full of hope," write CEO Hatda and Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun in the @SCMPNews. https://t.co/7t0Wkz4Nbc
As the #AsiaPacific region continues to grow, the air pollution affects billions of lives, our economies and our environment. Recognizing science-based policymaking as well as low-carbon and low-emission solutions will be essential.
#HealthyAirHealthyPlanet#WorldCleanAirDay
A shadow government comprising of ousted lawmakers loyal to #Myanmar’s detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared war against the military regime. via @bpolitics#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://t.co/PgxtN0VwHF
EVENT: Join us tomorrow at 9 a.m. EDT for a keynote address from Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and panel discussion marking the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the #Philippines and the United States. Register here: https://t.co/ntxBw94ImU
It looks like a lot of reports are coming in faster than can be published in full by news outlets, likely more will come in throughout the day. I'll try to collect them in this thread trying to keep things in chronological order.
Let's start with the announcement 👇