Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and
other minorities in Myanmar
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(j) To fully implement all recommendations of the Advisory Commission on
Rakhine State to address the root causes of the crisis;
9.
Underscores the importance of providing protection and assistance,
including non-discriminatory access to services such as medical and psychosocial
care, specifically tailored to women and girls, especially those who are vict ims of
sexual and gender-based violence and human trafficking;
10. Reiterates its deep concern at the continued plight of Rohingya Muslim
refugees and forcibly displaced persons living in Bangladesh and in other countries,
and appreciates the commitment by the Government of Bangladesh to provide
temporary shelter, humanitarian assistance and protection to them;
11. Notes the establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the
Prevention of the Six Grave Violations during Armed Conflict on 7 January 2019 by
the Government of Myanmar, and of the agreement by Parliament to the ratification
of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the
involvement of children in armed conflict, 12 invites the Government to continue the
implementation of the action plan to end and prevent the recruitment and use of
children by government forces, and calls upon the Government to engage with the
United Nations in developing, adopting and implementing without undue delay
comprehensive action plans addressing killing, maiming, rape and other sexual
violence for which the Tatmadaw, including the integrated border forces, are listed in
the annual report of the Secretary General;
12. Welcomes the recent extension for one year of the memorandum of
understanding between the Government of Myanmar, the United Nations
Development Programme and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees to associate them to the implementation of bilateral arrangements with
Bangladesh on the return of displaced persons from Rakhine State, and emphasizes
the need for the Government of Myanmar to continue to cooperate fully with the
Government of Bangladesh and with the United Nations, in particular the Office of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and in consultation with the
populations concerned to enable the safe, voluntary, dignified, sustainable and well informed return of all refugees and forcibly displaced persons and internally displaced
persons to their places of origin in Myanmar, and to give returnees freedom of
movement and unimpeded access to livelihoods, social services, including health
services, education and shelter, and to compensate them for all losses;
13. Expresses grave concern at the potential retraumatization of survivors of
human rights violations and abuses, particularly child survivors and sexual violence
survivors, and calls upon all actors engaging in documentation to follow the “do-noharm” principle for evidence-gathering in order to respect the dignity of survivors
and to avoid retraumatization;
14. Encourages Myanmar to continue to work with Bangladesh, in line with
the bilateral instruments on repatriation signed by Bangladesh and Myanmar, in order
to expedite the creation of a conducive environment for the vo luntary, safe, dignified
and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh, with the full
support and meaningful involvement of the international community, including the
United Nations and its funds, programmes and agencies, and stre sses the importance
of meaningfully engaging with civil society;
15. Encourages the international community to (a) assist Bangladesh in
providing humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and forcibly displaced
persons until such time as they are voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar in safety and
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