Dear Brothers and Sisters in Myanmar 1 January 2021
Happy New Year.
May this new year come as a blessing to all of you. Birth of the new year is also birth of hope. Let us celebrate hope as one nation. We leave behind 2020 with all its challenges. That was an unforgettable year. It caused pain, it wounded us deeply. Globally it emerged as an arrogant enemy against human survival. Life and livelihoods are threatened. Starvation is a reality to nearly 122 million people in the world. It was an existential disruption.