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UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking ‘catastrophic toll’

FILE - In this image provided by the Military True News Information Team, United Nations special envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer, left, and State Administration Council Chairman Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing shake hands Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Heyzer warned Tuesday, Oct. 25 that the political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking “a catastrophic toll on the people.” Her briefing to the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee was her first at the U.N. in New York since she visited Myanmar in August and met with Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. (Myanmar True News Information Team via AP, File) FILE - In this image provided by the Military True News Information Team, United Nations special envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer, center, arrives at the Yangon International Airport, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Yangon, Myanmar. Heyzer warned Tuesday, Oct. 25 that the political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking “a catastrophic toll on the people.” Heyzer told the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee that more than 13.2 million people don’t have enough to eat, 1.3 million are displaced and the military continues operations using disproportionate force. (Myanmar True News information Team via AP, File)