A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar and which, thus far, has displaced nearly 600,000 Rohingya, with the prospect of even higher numbers of displaced people, Further alarmed by the disproportionate and sustained use of force by the Myanmar forces against the Rohingya community and others in northern Rakhine State, Condemning the attacks of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army against police and military posts on 25 August 2017, Underlining the importance of the Government of Myanmar intensifying efforts to fulfil its human rights obligations, and concerned about the denial of human rights violations by the Government, Underlining also the need for the armed forces of Myanmar to take immediate steps to protect all civilians, including those belonging to the Rohingya community, by respecting international law, including human rights law, and ending the violence, and calling for urgent steps to ensure independent and impartial investigations into all human rights violations and abuses, Deeply distressed by the reports of unarmed Rohingya in Rakhine State being subjected to the unlawful use of force by non-State actors and the excessive use of force by the military and security forces, including extrajudicial killings, r ape and other forms of sexual violence, arbitrary detention and the unexplained disappearance of Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State, and by reports of large -scale destruction of homes and systematic evictions in northern Rakhine State, including the use o f arson and violence, Noting with deep concern that, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund, nearly 60 per cent of Rohingya Muslims who have been forced to flee to Bangladesh are children, Noting with deep concern also the deteriorating security, human rights and humanitarian situation in Rakhine State, and the continued serious violations and abuses of human rights of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, as well as statelessness, disenfranchisement, economic dispossession, marginalization and deprivation of livelihoods, as well as restrictions on freedom of movement for persons belonging to the Rohingya community, including the confinement of approximately 120,000 people in camps for internally displaced persons, the majority of whom rely entirely on foreign aid, Reaffirming the right of all refugees and displaced persons to return home in safety and dignity and in a voluntary and sustainable manner, Taking note of the formation, in 2016, of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, chaired by Mr. Kofi Annan, which submitted its final report in August 2017, 7 and the commitment of the Government of Myanmar to implementing the recommendations of the Commission and addressing the underlying causes of the situation in Rakhine State, Noting the other commitments of the Government of Myanmar to improve the situation in Rakhine State for all communities, while underscoring the need for expedited implementation, including through commitments to the return of refugees and forcibly displaced persons, and the speech by the State Counsellor of 12 October 2017, in which she set out her vision for resolving the crisis, including through the __________________ 7 2/5 Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, “Towards a peaceful, fair and prosperous future for the people of Rakhine”, August 2017. 17-23338