A/HRC/RES/50/3 Welcoming the work of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, and welcoming also in this regard the appointment of the new Special Envoy, and encouraging her engagement and inclusive dialogue with all relevant stakeholders, including civil society, and affected populations, Welcoming also the ongoing work and reports of the Independent Mechanism for Myanmar established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 39/2, to collect, consolidate, preserve and analyse evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international law including international humanitarian and human rights laws committed by Myanmar since 2011, including the third report submitted to the Human Rights Council,3 while expressing its regret at the continued lack of access for and cooperation with the Mechanism, Recalling the significant work done by the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar and its reports, including its final report4 and its papers on the economic interests of the Myanmar military and on sexual and gender-based violence in Myanmar and the gendered impact of its ethnic conflicts,5 and deeply regretting the lack of cooperation of Myanmar with the fact-finding mission, Alarmed at the findings of the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar of evidence of gross human rights violations and abuses suffered by Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, perpetrated by the security and armed forces of Myanmar, which, according to the fact-finding mission, undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international law, and expressing deep concern at the lack of progress in the implementation of the fact-finding mission’s recommendations to conduct prompt, effective, thorough, independent and impartial investigations and to hold perpetrators accountable for crimes committed across Myanmar, 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 Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, 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 and other minorities, 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 all forcibly displaced persons, including 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 and human rights violations against civilians, including Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, both internally and across borders, Expressing its concern also at the restrictions on civil society, journalists and media and humanitarian 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 3 4 5 2 A/HRC/48/18. A/HRC/42/50. Available at www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/session42/Pages/ListReports.aspx.