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to neighbouring countries, with negative effects for those countries, and an
increasing number of internally displaced persons;
15. Urges the Government of Myanmar to end the systematic enforced
displacement of persons and other causes of refugee flows to neighbouring countries
and to create conditions conducive to their voluntary return and full reintegration in
conditions of safety and dignity and to allow the safe and unhindered access of
humanitarian personnel to assist in the return and reintegration process;
16. Deplores the continued violations of the human rights of women,
especially women who are refugees, are internally displaced or belong to ethnic
minorities or the political opposition, in particular forced labour, trafficking, sexual
violence and exploitation, including rape, as reported by the Special Rapporteur;5
17. Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to implement fully the
recommendations made by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women, in particular the request to prosecute and punish those who violate
the human rights of women, and to carry out human rights education and gendersensitization training, in particular for military personnel;
18. Deplores the recruitment of children as soldiers, in particular children
belonging to ethnic minorities, and strongly urges the Government of Myanmar and
all other parties to the hostilities in Myanmar to end the use of children as soldiers;
19. Expresses its concern at the growing incidence of human
immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
infection, and urges the Government of Myanmar urgently to address this issue,
which will have a serious long-term impact on the development of the country, and
to ensure that the health system receives sufficient funding to enable health workers
to meet the right of all people to the highest possible standard of health care;
20. Expresses its grave concern at the high rates of malnutrition among preschool-aged children, which constitute serious violations of their rights to adequate
food and the highest attainable standard of health and may have serious
repercussions for the health and development of the affected children;
21. Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to ensure full respect for all
human rights and fundamental freedoms, including economic and social rights, and
to fulfil its obligation to restore the independence of the judiciary and due process
and to end the impunity of and bring to justice any perpetrators of human rights
violations, including members of the military, and to investigate and prosecute
alleged violations committed by government agents in all circumstances;
22. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the visit of his Special
Envoy to Myanmar, 6 endorses the appeal of the Special Envoy for the initiation of a
process of dialogue that would lead to national reconciliation, and supports his
efforts to achieve such a dialogue;
23. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his discussions on the
situation of human rights and the restoration of democracy with the Government of
Myanmar, to submit additional reports to the General Assembly during its fifty-fifth
session on the progress of those discussions, and to report to the Assembly at its
fifty-sixth session and to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-seventh
session on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution;
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