Situation of human rights in Myanmar
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discrimination, to permit unhindered access for humanitarian agencies across
Rakhine State, to take measures to ensure the safe and voluntary return of internally
displaced persons to their communities of origin, to allow freedom of movement and
equal access to full citizenship for the Rohingya minority, to allow selfidentification, to ensure equal access to services, particularly health and education,
the right to marry and birth registration, to address the root causes of violence and
discrimination, and to undertake full, transparent and independent investigations
into all reports of human rights violations and abuses to ensure accountability and to
bring about reconciliation;
9.
Notes the efforts made to address comprehensively the complex situation
in Rakhine State, and urges the Government of Myanmar to ensure transparency and
a consultative approach that ensures the full engagement of all stakeholders,
including religious minorities, in these efforts with a view to protecting human
rights and fundamental freedoms and providing access to full citizenship on an
equal basis, and to promote peaceful coexistence and the long-term development of
all communities in Rakhine State;
10. Welcomes the establishment of the Centre for Diversity and National
Harmony in Myanmar, which is intended to promote harmony and peaceful
coexistence among communities;
11. Also welcomes the continued steps taken by the Government of Myanmar
to improve engagement and cooperation with the United Nations and other
international actors, including regional organizations, encourages the full
implementation of relevant agreements, and, recalling the commitment of the
Government to open a country office of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, expresses concern about delays and calls upon the
Government to establish, without further delay, the office in accordance with the
mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;
12. Encourages the international community to continue to support the
Government of Myanmar in the fulfilment of its international human rights and
international humanitarian law obligations and commitments, the implementation of
its democratic transitional process and its economic and social development;
13.
Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) To continue to provide his good offices and to pursue his discussions on
human rights, democracy and reconciliation in Myanmar, involving all relevant
stakeholders, and to offer technical assistance to the Government of Myanmar in
this regard;
(b) To give all assistance necessary to enable the Special Adviser to the
Secretary-General on Myanmar and the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights
Council on the situation of human rights in Myanmar to discharge their mandates
fully, effectively and in a coordinated manner;
(c) To report to the General Assembly at its seventieth session, as well as to
the Human Rights Council, on the progress made in the implementation of the
present resolution;
14. Decides to remain seized of the matter on the basis of the reports of the
Secretary-General and the Special Rapporteur.
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29 December 2014
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