A/HRC/RES/47/1 Welcoming the work of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, and encouraging her further engagement and dialogue with Myanmar and all other relevant stakeholders, including civil society, and affected populations, such as Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Welcoming also the ongoing work of the Independent Mechanism for Myanmar and its annual reports, Recalling the significant work done by the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar and all its reports, including its final report3 and its papers on the economic interests of the Myanmar military4 and on sexual and gender-based violence in Myanmar and the gendered impact of its ethnic conflicts,5 and furthermore deeply regretting the lack of cooperation of Myanmar with the fact-finding mission, Condemning strongly the gross human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the security and armed forces of Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, as evidenced by the findings of the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar which, according to the fact-finding mission, undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international law, and regretting the continued insincerity of Myanmar in creating conducive conditions for the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh to Myanmar, as highlighted by the fact-finding mission, Reiterating its deep concern at the escalating violence as well as violations and abuses of human rights against the Rohingya Muslims and the continuing forced displacement of civilians, including of Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities, thus making conditions unsuitable for the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of all refugees and forcibly displaced persons to Myanmar, including Rohingya Muslims, Expressing its concern that recent developments resulting from the declaration of the state of emergency by the Myanmar military pose serious challenges to the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims and all internally displaced persons, including those displaced since 1 February 2021, and in this regard stressing the need to address the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine State and reaffirming the necessity of an immediate cessation of the use of military force that would lead to further displacement of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, both internally and across borders, Expressing its concern also at the restrictions on civil society, journalists and media workers that may exacerbate further the plight of Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities in Myanmar, Expressing its unequivocal support for the people of Myanmar and their democratic aspirations and for the democratic transition in Myanmar as well as for the need to strengthen democratic institutions and processes, to refrain from violence and to fully respect human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, Reiterating the urgent need to ensure that all those responsible for crimes relating to violations and abuses of international law throughout Myanmar, including international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law, are held to account through credible and independent national, regional or international justice mechanisms, while recalling the authority of the Security Council in this regard, Recognizing the complementary and mutually reinforcing work of the various United Nations mandate holders and mechanisms, including international justice and accountability mechanisms working on Myanmar to improve the humanitarian situation and the situation of human rights in the country, and noting with concern the lack of sufficient humanitarian access, in particular to areas with internally displaced persons, and to the affected areas from which many people continue to be forcibly displaced and in which many others are living in 3 4 5 2 A/HRC/42/50. A/HRC/42/CRP.3, available at www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/session42/Pages/ListReports.aspx. A/HRC/42/CRP.4, available at www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/session42/Pages/ListReports.aspx.