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stakeholders in Myanmar to cooperate with the Association and the special envoy of the
Chairman of the Association, and expresses its support for these efforts;
22.
Encourages the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar to
continue her engagement towards dialogue with Myanmar and all other relevant
stakeholders, including civil society, and affected populations, such as Rohingya Muslims
and other minorities in Myanmar, aiming at the early resolution of the crisis in Myanmar;
23.
Encourages Myanmar to review and repeal the amendments made in 2018 to
the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law, and to establish an inclusive land
governance framework and to resolve issues of land tenure, in full consultation with
affected populations, including ethnic and religious minority communities, in particular
Rohingya Muslims;
24.
Calls for an immediate end to the reclassification of areas where Rohingya
villages were previously located, and to the removal of the names of villages from official
maps, potentially altering how the land may be used, and to stop, without delay, the
construction of military facilities in those villages;
25.
Urges Myanmar to take all measures necessary to reverse and abandon
policies, directives and practices that marginalize Rohingya Muslims and other minorities,
to prevent the destruction of places of worship, cemeteries, infrastructure and commercial
or residential buildings belonging to all people, to ensure that all displaced persons,
including Rohingya Muslims and persons belonging to other minorities, in Rakhine State
and throughout Myanmar, including the 128,000 Rohingya and Kaman Muslims who have
been confined in camps in central Rakhine since 2012, can return to their homes and
properties with freedom of movement and unimpeded access to livelihoods and essential
services, to review relevant laws, and to address the root causes of their vulnerable
situations and forced displacement;
26.
Calls upon Myanmar to dismantle the camps for internally displaced persons
in Rakhine State with a clear timeline, ensuring that the return or relocation of internally
displaced persons is carried out in accordance with international standards and best
practices, including those set forth in the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, in
cooperation with the United Nations and the international community;
27.
Also calls upon Myanmar, in line with the bilateral instruments on repatriation
signed by Bangladesh and Myanmar, to take concrete steps towards the creation of a
conducive environment for the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of forcibly
displaced Rohingya Muslims and other minorities of Myanmar temporarily sheltering in
Bangladesh, and to disseminate authentic information, in partnership with the United
Nations and other relevant actors, on the conditions in Rakhine State in order to reasonably
address the core concerns of Rohingya Muslims;
28.
Further calls upon Myanmar to build trust among Rohingya Muslims in camps
in Bangladesh for their return to Myanmar through confidence-building measures,
including direct communication between Rohingya representatives and Myanmar
authorities and by arranging “go and see” visits to Rakhine State by Rohingya
representatives, and thereby encourage them to return to their places of origin in Myanmar;
29.
Urges Myanmar to immediately commence the voluntary, safe, dignified and
sustainable repatriation and reintegration of all forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims and
other minorities from Bangladesh, recalling the bilateral arrangement on the return of
displaced persons from Rakhine State concluded between Bangladesh and Myanmar in
November 2017, and of those residing in other host States, to Myanmar, including by
extending full cooperation to the Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations, in
particular the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and, as
applicable, the Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management
of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the assurance of providing returnees
with freedom of movement and unimpeded access to livelihoods and social services,
including health services, education and shelter, and compensating them for all losses;
30.
Calls upon the United Nations and encourages other international agencies to
provide all support necessary for the Government of Bangladesh and Myanmar to expedite
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