Achievements
By working with other groups around the world Burma Campaign UK has:
- Persuaded the United Nations Security Council to place Burma on its permanent agenda
- Successfully lobbied the European Union to increase targeted sanctions against Burma
- Successfully lobbied the UK government to double aid to Burma, and fund cross-border aid that will be able to reach people to whom the regime does not allow aid to be delivered
- Generated media articles to heighten awareness of the situation in Burma
- Encouraged more than 100 companies to end their involvement in Burma, including: DHL, Swiss Re, Aon Corporation, Rolls-Royce, British American Tobacco, and Premier Oil
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