A/RES/67/233 Situation of human rights in Myanmar 16. Welcomes the action plan on child soldiers signed by the Government of Myanmar with the United Nations on 27 June 2012 to prevent the recruitment and use of children by the armed forces of Myanmar and providing a time-bound plan for the release and reintegration of children within their ranks, and calls upon the Government to take immediate steps towards ending the recruitment and use of child soldiers by all parties in full collaboration with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and to grant unhindered access to all areas where children are recruited; 17. Also welcomes the agreement between the Government of Myanmar and the International Labour Organization on a joint strategy and the stated intent of the Government to eliminate all forms of forced labour by 2015; 18. Further welcomes the progress made in the development of some activities by the International Committee of the Red Cross, and urges the Government of Myanmar to allow it to carry out other activities in accordance with its mandate, in particular by granting access to detained persons and to areas of internal armed conflict; 19. Welcomes the dialogue between the Government of Myanmar and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and urges the Government to intensify its cooperation with the Office with a view to continuing and consolidating human rights reform in Myanmar; 20. Encourages the international community to continue to support the Government of Myanmar in the fulfilment of its international human rights obligations and commitments, the implementation of its democratic transitional process and its economic and social development; 21. Requests the Secretary-General: (a) To continue to provide his good offices and to pursue his discussions on the situation of human rights, the transition to democracy and the national reconciliation process with the Government and the people of Myanmar, involving all relevant stakeholders, including democracy and human rights groups, and to offer technical assistance to the Government in this regard; (b) To give all assistance necessary to enable the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Myanmar and the Special Rapporteur to discharge their mandates fully, effectively and in a coordinated manner; (c) To report to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, as well as to the Human Rights Council, on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution; 22. Decides to remain seized of the matter on the basis of the reports of the Secretary-General and the Special Rapporteur. 62nd plenary meeting 24 December 2012 4/4