"MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS: ● 234 diaspora, CBOs/CSOs, & nonprofit organizations urged President Biden to implement a coordinated response against the Burmese junta on the Feb 1st coup anniversary. ● 247 CSOs rejected UN Special Envoy Dr. Noeleen Heyzer’s proposal that those defying the military must negotiate power-sharing as a solution. ● Kirin Holdings announced withdrawal from joint venture with Burmese junta. ● Burmese junta’s approved transfer of Telenor sale to Lebanon’s M1 Group and junta-backed Shwe Byain Phyu - putting 18 million civilians’ data at risk. ● Opening of public hearings for the Rohingya genocide case at the ICJ began on Monday, February 21st. ● On February 21st, the EU enacted a fourth round of sanctions targeting 22 individuals and 4 entities, including MOGE....RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Impose immediate targeted sanctions on the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise and the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank; 2. Provide immediate cross-border assistance directly to local civil society organizations, particularly those working in ethnic areas and conflict zones; 3. Recognize and engage with the National Unity Government (NUG) as the legitimate government of Burma instead of the illegal military junta; 4. Exert all possible pressure through every available means, including multilateral, regional and bilateral engagement, to ensure that the military allows humanitarian assistance in the impacted areas, immediately stops offensives throughout the country, and unconditionally releases all arbitrarily detained protesters and political prisoners..."