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international human rights standards and the “do no harm” principle for evidencegathering in order to respect the dignity of survivors and to avoid retraumatization;
12. Encourages further cooperation between Myanmar and Bangladesh in
order to expedite the establishment of conditions that will allow for the safe,
sustainable and voluntary return of Rohingya refugees and forcibly displaced persons,
with the full support and meaningful involvement of the international community,
including the United Nations and its funds, programmes and agencies;
13. Also encourages the international community to (a) assist Bangladesh in
providing humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and forcibly displaced
persons until such time as they are voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar in safety and
dignity; and (b) assist Myanmar in the provision of humanitarian assistance to
affected persons of all communities who have been internally displaced, including
those in camps for internally displaced persons within Rakhine State;
14. Urges the Government of Myanmar to continue to work with the
Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations, including the United Nations
Development Programme and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees, to allow the voluntary return of all refugees and forcibly displaced
persons in conditions of safety and dignity to their places of origin in Myanmar,
including through the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed
between the Government of Myanmar and the United Nations Development
Programme and the Office of the High Commissioner;
15. Recognizes with appreciation the assistance and support of the
international community, including regional organizations, in particular the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations, and the countries neighbo uring Myanmar, and encourages
support for the Government of Myanmar in the fulfilment of its international human
rights obligations and commitments, the implementation of its democratic transition
process, inclusive socioeconomic development and sustainable peace, as well as its
national reconciliation process involving all relevant stakeholders;
16. Emphasizes the need for the Governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh,
as well as the United Nations, to ensure the voluntariness of the repatriation process
and to ensure that the concerns, specific needs and requests of Rohingya refugees and
other forcibly displaced persons are taken into account;
17. Urges the international community to support the underfunded 2018 joint
response plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis to ensure adequat e resources for
addressing the humanitarian crisis;
18.
Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) To continue to provide his good offices and to pursue his discussions
relating to Myanmar, involving all relevant stakeholders, and to offer assistance to
the Government of Myanmar;
(b) To extend the appointment of the Special Envoy on Myanmar and submit
the report of the Special Envoy covering all relevant issues addressed in the present
resolution to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session;
(c) To provide all assistance necessary to enable the Special Envoy to
effectively discharge her mandate and to brief Member States every six months, or as
otherwise requested or as warranted by the situation on the ground;
(d) To identify ways in which the existing mandates can more effectively
deliver in their respective areas of responsibility and can complement each other ’s
work through enhanced coordination;
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