Situation of human rights in Myanmar A/RES/67/233 11. Notes with interest the steps taken to address the need for an independent, impartial and effective judiciary, including steps by the Supreme Court to engage with and seek technical assistance from the international community, and encourages the continuation of efforts in this regard, in line with the Government’s own stated intention to strengthen the rule of law in Myanmar; 12. Welcomes the substantial progress made over the past year by the Government of Myanmar in signing initial peace agreements with 10 of 11 major ethnic armed groups, as well as the commitment by the Government to ensure an inclusive peace process, highlights the need for continued coordination and support from donors and partners for technical assistance, capacity-building and empowering civil society, and strongly encourages the establishment of formal political dialogue as part of an inclusive process towards ensuring long-term peace and national reconciliation; 13. Expresses deep concern about the continuing armed conflict in Kachin State and the associated human rights and international humanitarian law violations, and calls upon the Government of Myanmar and all parties to the armed conflict to take measures to protect the civilian population and for safe, timely, full and unhindered humanitarian access; 14. Urges the Government of Myanmar to accelerate its efforts to address discrimination, human rights violations, violence, displacement and economic deprivation affecting various ethnic minorities, and, expressing particular concern about the situation of the Rohingya minority in Rakhine State, urges the Government to take action to bring about an improvement in their situation and to protect all their human rights, including their right to a nationality; 15. Expresses its serious concern at the latest outbreaks of violence between communities in Rakhine State, calls upon all parties to bring an immediate end to the violence, urging the Government of Myanmar, the police and the local gendarmerie to take all necessary actions to protect civilians without delay, notes in this regard the efforts by the Government to end the violence earlier in 2012 and its stated intention to address the issue in line with international standards, and urges that expeditious steps be taken in that direction, and calls upon the Government: (a) To ensure the safety of populations, release all arbitrarily detained persons, including United Nations staff, and address reports of human rights violations by some authorities; (b) To grant safe, timely, full and unhindered humanitarian access across Rakhine State to all persons in need and facilitate the return of individuals to their original communities, and welcomes in this regard the various cooperation agreements between Myanmar authorities and the international community for the distribution of humanitarian aid in Rakhine State; (c) To support restitution for property that was seriously damaged or destroyed and, welcoming the recent establishment of an investigative commission for the recent situation in Rakhine State, to ensure a full, transparent and independent investigation of those reports, with the participation of all the affected communities, including the Rohingya, and bring to justice those responsible; (d) To resolve the issue by adopting short- and long-term measures, taking into account a policy of integration, reconciliation and peaceful coexistence between all communities in Rakhine State; 3/4