A/HRC/RES/55/20 Expressing deep concern at the ongoing use of violence and the continuing escalation of the conflict by the Myanmar military, which seriously undermine the enjoyment of human rights of individuals in Myanmar, especially those of women, children and older persons, as well as those of persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, including Rohingya, owing to the heavy militarization of Myanmar, aggravated by the continued access of the Myanmar military to arms, and at the deaths and many injuries as a consequence of the increase in the indiscriminate use of lethal force against civilians by the Myanmar military and police, Underlining the need to uphold the rule of law and human rights, stressing in particular the need to fully protect the enjoyment of human rights by women and children, stressing the importance of accountability and expressing deep concern at restrictions on medical and humanitarian personnel, civil society and labour union members, and at the Myanmar military’s exploitation of the country’s natural resources for personal gain and to fund its military activities and human rights violations, also increasing the climate vulnerability of the people of Myanmar, Expressing deep concern at the increasing military build-up and use of military force throughout the country, which is making de-escalation and the provision of humanitarian aid even more challenging, Expressing deep concern also at the harassment and targeting by the Myanmar military of Myanmar citizens abroad for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including the cancelling of passports, surveillance, harassment and threats, including to family members remaining in Myanmar, Expressing deep concern further at the targeting of trade union leaders and members for expressing their freedom of association, including the use of arbitrary arrests, detention, torture, intimidation, surveillance of workers negotiating wage increases and the deprivation of basic civil liberties, due legal process and institutional recourse, Expressing grave concern at the restrictions on, the attacks against and the harassment of journalists and other media workers, including arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment, killings and surveillance, and Internet shutdowns and other restrictions on and interruptions to the Internet and social media, including the amendment to the law on television and radio broadcasting, and the proposed revival of the law on cybersecurity, which unnecessarily and disproportionately restricts the right to freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information, the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and the right to privacy, as set forth in article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Expressing grave concern also at the ongoing conflicts between the Myanmar military and other armed groups, at the reported increased use of violence and increasing violations of international humanitarian law by the Myanmar military against civilians, including airstrikes killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure, at reported indiscriminate airstrikes, at the burning of villages, at the continuing forced displacement of civilians, including of ethnic and religious minorities, at violations involving the use of facilities functioning as schools, hospitals and houses of worship for military purposes, at the use of landmines, at reports of increasing violations and abuses of human rights in conflict settings, including abductions, arbitrary detentions, arrests and killings, sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations and abuses against children, and at the enduring impunity that exists in Myanmar, particularly in the Myanmar military and security forces, Expressing deep concern at the cross-border effect of the actions of the Myanmar military, which have reportedly caused deaths and damage to property in Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries, impacting the enjoyment of human rights, Reiterating the obligation of Myanmar to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the right to education and the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, and alarmed that children continue to be subjected to the six grave 2