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Vijay Nambiar

Type: Person

Name: Vijay Nambiar

Title: Under-Secretary-General

Organization: UN

Date of Birth: --/08/1943

Place of Birth: Poona, India

Nationality: India

Fact Sheet: Biography for Vijay Nambiar

First reported 48 mins ago - Updated 48 mins ago - 1 reports

China objects to US, UK roles in Myanmar peace talks

China’s objection has led to the removal of the participation of the United States and the United Kingdom as observers in a peace talks between the Myanmar government and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), San Aung of Peace Coordinating Group ... [Published Asia News Network - 48 mins ago]

Entities: Peace Talks, San Aung, Myanmar/Burma, Myitkyina (Myanmar), United Kingdom

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations

UN envoy to attend Kachin peace talks

The UN’s Special Adviser on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, will attend the May 28 peace talks between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the Myanmar government’s Peace Making Committee at Myitkyina, according to Kachin peace broker San Aung.“Nambiar ... [Published Mizzima News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Kachin State, San Aung, Peace Talks, Vijay Nambiar, United Nations

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Myanmar: Signs of Coming Genocide in Burma?

Source: IrrawaddyCountry: Myanmar By SAI LATT / THE IRRAWADDY The Burmese majority are in a state of denial that Burma now displays the early warning signs of genocide, “ethnic cleansing” or “crimes against humanity.” Rights activists are among them. ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 08 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Rwanda, Genocide, Rohingya People

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

As Myanmar Reforms, Old Tensions Rise To The Surface

Vijay Nambiar (left), special advisor to the United Nations Secretary General, talks with a Muslim man at a temporary camp for displaced people in Meiktila in March. Muslims account for about one-third of the town's 10,000 residents and many are now ... [Published KCLU - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Vijay Nambiar, Meiktila (Myanmar)

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Briefing by Special Advisor for Myanmar

This afternoon the Secretary-General’s Special Advisor for Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, is set to brief Council members in consultations on the situation in Myanmar. Nambiar is expected to report on his 21-25 March visit to the country. It appears that the ... [Published What's In Blue Insights - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Vijay Nambiar, United Kingdom

First reported Mar 28 2013 - Updated Mar 28 2013 - 1 reports

National League for Democracy (Myanmar)

Two more Burma towns under curfew as violence spreads

Two more townships in central Burma were placed under a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Wednesday evening as religious violence targeting Muslims continues to spread across the country. A curfew was issued under article-144 of Burma’s draconian penal code in ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 28 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Buddhism, Vijay Nambiar, National League for Democracy (Myanmar)

First reported Mar 27 2013 - Updated Mar 27 2013 - 1 reports

Vijay Nambiar

Mob attacks staged with ‘brutal efficiency’: U.N. envoy

Muslim homes have been targeted with “brutal efficiency” in deadly new unrest in Burma, a UN envoy who has just been to the country said Tuesday. Envoy Vijay Nambiar said that “incendiary propaganda” had been used to stir unrest between Buddhist and ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 27 2013]

Entities: Vijay Nambiar, Thein Sein, Buddhism

First reported Mar 26 2013 - Updated Mar 26 2013 - 1 reports

Myanmar: Press Release at the conclusion of the visit to Myanmar of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Myanmar, Mr. Vijay Nambiar, from 21 to 25 March 2013

Source: UN Country Team in MyanmarCountry: Myanmar Yangon, 25 March 2013 - The Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Myanmar, Mr. Vijay Nambiar, today concluded a five-day working visit to Myanmar at the invitation of the Government of Myanmar. ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 26 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Vijay Nambiar, Religion, Meiktila (Myanmar)

First reported Mar 24 2013 - Updated Mar 25 2013 - 5 reports

Burma communal violence spreads

Fighting that led to dozens of deaths in Meikhtila is repeated in nearby towns as security forces struggle to exert controlA UN envoy has called for calm after visiting the Burmese city of Meikhtila, the seat of a bloody wave of fighting between Buddhists ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 25 2013]

Entities: Buddhism, Myanmar/Burma, Displacement, Yamethin (Myanmar), Vijay Nambiar

First reported Mar 25 2013 - Updated Mar 25 2013 - 1 reports

“Communities must learn to live together” Nambiar

The UN special envoy visited Meikhtila on Sunday to assess the situation. Vijay Nambiar said the people should see the violence as a criminal act, not a major communal problem. ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 25 2013]

Entities: Vijay Nambiar, Communities, Special Envoy, United Nations

First reported Feb 07 2013 - Updated Feb 08 2013 - 2 reports

Myanmar: UN chief welcomes agreement to de-escalate conflict in Kachin

Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Myanmar 7 February 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the agreement by peace negotiators of the Myanmar Government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) to work on a framework to de-escalate the ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Feb 08 2013]

Entities: Kachin State, Myanmar/Burma, Vijay Nambiar, United Nations

First reported Jan 18 2013 - Updated Jan 18 2013 - 2 reports

Myanmar: Statement of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Myanmar on his recent visit to Myanmar (14-16 January 2013)

Source: UN Country Team in MyanmarCountry: Myanmar New York, 17 January 2013 During his recent visit to Myanmar, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, met the Vice-President Dr. Sai Mauk Kham; Union Ministers in the ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 18 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Vijay Nambiar, Kachin State, United Nations

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UN envoy to attend Kachin peace talks [Published Mizzima News - May 22 2013]
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Myanmar: Signs of Coming Genocide in Burma? [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 08 2013]
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Annan's Eckhard Says Oil for Food Overplayed, I... [Published Inner City Press - Apr 26 2013]
Muslim jailed for removing Buddhist logo from shop [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Apr 25 2013]
Are Myanmar’s Hopes Fading? [Published New York Times - Apr 25 2013]
As Myanmar Reforms, Old Tensions Rise To The Su... [Published KCLU - Apr 24 2013]
As Myanmar Reforms, Old Tensions Rise To The Su... [Published KUNC 91.5 FM - Apr 24 2013]
Buddhist monk uses racism to spread hatred [Published DAWN Group - Apr 19 2013]
Buddhist monk uses racism and rumours to spread... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 18 2013]
Briefing by Special Advisor for Myanmar [Published What's In Blue Insights - Apr 16 2013]
ASEAN-UN Workshop on conflict prevention held i... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Apr 05 2013]
Myanmar: KIO agree to peace talks in Myitkyina [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 05 2013]
Myanmar: Two more Burma towns under curfew as v... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 28 2013]
Two more Burma towns under curfew as violence s... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 28 2013]
Mob attacks staged with ‘brutal efficiency’: U.... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 27 2013]
Myanmar: Mob torches mosque in fresh Myanmar un... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 27 2013]
Myanmar: Govt Vows to End Anti-Muslim Riots, As... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 26 2013]
Myanmar: Press Release at the conclusion of the... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 26 2013]
“Communities must learn to live together” Nambiar [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 25 2013]
Burma communal violence spreads [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 25 2013]
UN envoy surveys riot-hit Meikhtila [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 25 2013]
Envoy visits riot-hit town in Myanmar [Published Taipei Times Online - Mar 24 2013]
UN Myanmar envoy tours city after clashes [Published Financial Times - UK Homepage - Mar 24 2013]
UN Myanmar envoy tours city after clashes [Published FT.com - World, Asia Pacific - Mar 24 2013]
UN envoy visits Myanmar amid sectarian unrest [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 24 2013]
Myanmar: Fresh communal clashes rock central My... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 24 2013]

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Muslim jailed for removing Buddhist logo from shop [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Apr 25 2013] A Muslim man was sentenced to two years in prison in central Burma this week for “insulting” religion, after he removed an extremist Buddhist “969” sticker from a shop, according to local media. Forty-two-year-old Armin (aka Soe Lwin) from Kyaukgyi ...
Briefing by Special Advisor for Myanmar [Published What's In Blue Insights - Apr 16 2013] This afternoon the Secretary-General’s Special Advisor for Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, is set to brief Council members in consultations on the situation in Myanmar. Nambiar is expected to report on his 21-25 March visit to the country. It appears that the ...
Two more Burma towns under curfew as violence s... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 28 2013] Two more townships in central Burma were placed under a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Wednesday evening as religious violence targeting Muslims continues to spread across the country. A curfew was issued under article-144 of Burma’s draconian penal code in ...
Mob attacks staged with ‘brutal efficiency’: U.... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 27 2013] Muslim homes have been targeted with “brutal efficiency” in deadly new unrest in Burma, a UN envoy who has just been to the country said Tuesday. Envoy Vijay Nambiar said that “incendiary propaganda” had been used to stir unrest between Buddhist and ...
“Communities must learn to live together” Nambiar [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 25 2013] The UN special envoy visited Meikhtila on Sunday to assess the situation. Vijay Nambiar said the people should see the violence as a criminal act, not a major communal problem. ...

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UN envoy visits Myanmar amid sectarian unrest [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 24 2013]