United Nations General Assembly A/RES/60/233 Distr.: General 23 March 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 71 (c) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2005 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/60/509/Add.3 and Corr.1)] 60/233. Situation of human rights in Myanmar The General Assembly, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 and recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights 2 and other relevant human rights instruments, Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and the duty to fulfil the obligations they have undertaken under the various international instruments in this field, Reaffirming also its previous resolutions on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, the most recent of which is resolution 59/263 of 23 December 2004, those of the Commission on Human Rights, the most recent of which is resolution 2005/10 of 14 April 2005, 3 and the conclusions of the International Labour Conference of 4 June 2005, Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 on women and peace and security, resolutions 1265 (1999) of 17 September 1999 and 1296 (2000) of 19 April 2000 on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and resolution 1612 (2005) of 26 July 2005 on children in armed conflict, and the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, 4 Recognizing that good governance, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights are essential to achieving sustainable development and economic growth, and affirming that the establishment of a genuine democratic government in Myanmar is essential for the realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Affirming that the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government and that the will of the people of Myanmar was clearly expressed in the elections held in 1990, _______________ 1 Resolution 217 A (III). Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/2005/23 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A. 4 A/59/695-S/2005/72. 2 05-50158

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