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to responsibly divest from economic dealings with Myanmar military-owned businesses, and
requests the home States of those enterprises to take enhanced measures so that those
businesses conduct enhanced human rights due diligence so that their activities do not
contribute to or cause any human rights violations or abuses, in accordance with the Guiding
Principles;
53.
Calls for enhanced regional cooperation, including by involving the United
Nations, with a view to addressing the rise and increase of transnational crimes, such as
trafficking in persons, drug trafficking and online scams;
54.
Decides to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights in Myanmar for a further period of one year, requests the Special Rapporteur to present,
during an enhanced interactive dialogue, also including the presentation of the report of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights mandated by the Human Rights
Council in its resolution 55/20 of 4 April 2024, an oral update to the Council at its fifty-ninth
session and to submit a report to the Third Committee of the General Assembly at its eightieth
session and to the Council at its sixty-first session, in accordance with its annual programme
of work, and also requests the Special Rapporteur, supported by additional human rights
experts, to continue to monitor the situation of human rights in Myanmar and the
implementation of the recommendations made by the mandate holder and by the independent
international fact-finding mission and to make recommendations on additional steps
necessary to address the ongoing crisis, including through thematic reports and conference
room papers;
55.
Encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue to engage with relevant
stakeholders, in the region and beyond, through meetings and conferences relating to human
rights in Myanmar;
56.
Calls for immediate and full cooperation by Myanmar with the Special
Rapporteur in the exercise of the mandate, including by facilitating visits and granting
unrestricted access throughout the country, and invites all States to facilitate cooperation with
the Special Rapporteur, where requested;
57.
Calls upon the United Nations to ensure that the Independent Investigative
Mechanism for Myanmar is afforded the support and resources in terms of staffing, location
and operational freedom necessary to deliver on its mandate, urges all United Nations bodies
to collaborate fully with the Mechanism, where possible, and to share evidence to be used in
future prosecutions, and all relevant actors in Myanmar and States to cooperate with the
Mechanism, to grant it access, including access to witnesses and other information providers,
and to provide it with every assistance in the execution of its mandate, and the appropriate
protection of confidentiality, security and support for victims, survivors and witnesses in
order to fully respect and comply with the principle of “do no harm”, and calls for close and
timely cooperation between the Mechanism and any future investigations or proceedings by
national, regional or international courts or tribunals, including by the International Criminal
Court or the International Court of Justice;
58.
Requests the High Commissioner, with the support of specialized experts, to
continue to monitor and assess the overall situation of human rights in Myanmar, maintaining
focus on accountability regarding alleged violations of international human rights law and
international humanitarian law, as well as the rule of law, to monitor the implementation of
the present resolution and previous resolutions with the same title, to make recommendations
on additional steps necessary to address the current crisis and to submit to the Human Rights
Council, at its sixty-second session, a comprehensive report thereon, also examining efforts
made by pro-democracy actors and civil society, among others, to develop institutions and
policies on human rights protection, inclusive governance and transitional justice, at the local
and national levels, and outlining actions the international community can take to support
these efforts;
59.
Also requests the High Commissioner, with the support of experts and in
follow-up to the comprehensive report of the Office of the High Commissioner, to continue
and strengthen technical assistance to persons belonging to those groups in order to increase
their protection capacities, and to present updates in the context of his regular reporting to
the Human Rights Council;
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