"Earlier today, I received a direct and urgent appeal from Dr. Sasa, spokesperson for Myanmar’s National Unity Government: “The military is escalating its attacks against innocent civilians in Chin State. They are using heavy battlefi eld weapons to destroy homes and churches... " "The worst days are yet to come fo r the people o f Chin State. I urge you to everything possible to prevent further bloodshed. We must not wait for another genocide to happen. " The scale and ferocity of military offensives are ominously reminiscent of the genocidal attacks against the Rohingya in Rakhine State in 2016 and 2017. There is now a real possibility that the people of Chin State will suffer the same fate as the Rohingya. I have visited Chin State many times and I greatly appreciate the people who are inherently peaceable and deeply committed to maintaining their culture. The escalation of attacks throws the future of the State - along with its rich culture, history and many different customs and traditions - into turbulence. As Dr. Sasa, himself an ethnic Chin, told me earlier today: “The military seeks to reduce our brave people and beautiful country to ashes. " While the UK Government rightly condemns ongoing atrocities, we urge you to take more effective and urgent action - to fulfil our duty as a signatory to the 1948 convention on the crime of genocide to prevent, to punish and to protect. The UK must do everything it can to prevent another genocide..."