A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/53/162 25 February 1999 Fifty-third session Agenda item 110 (c) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/53/625/Add.3)] 53/162. Situation of human rights in Myanmar The General Assembly, Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United Nations and elaborated in the Universal 2 Declaration of Human Rights,1 the International Covenants on Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments, Aware that, in accordance with the Charter, the United Nations promotes and encourages respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all and that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government, Recalling its resolution 52/137 of 12 December 1997, Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolution 1992/58 of 3 March 1992,3 in which the Commission, inter alia, decided to nominate a special rapporteur with a given mandate, and taking note of 1 Resolution 217 A (III). 2 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A. 99-76795 /...