A/RES/80/221 Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar Underlining the need for a peaceful solution for Myanmar, through an inclusive and peaceful dialogue, including under the auspices of the United Nations, between all parties, that upholds democratic institutions and processes in accordance with the will and interests of the people of Myanmar, Reaffirming the critical importance of an inclusive and participatory governance structure in Rakhine State that ensures the full and meaningful representation of all ethnic and religious communities, including Rohingya Muslims, in decision -making processes at all levels, and expressing concern that the continued exclusion of Rohingya Muslims from emerging governance mechanisms, including interim administrative bodies and local development initiatives, entrenches their political marginalization and poses a serious obstacle to sustainable peace, social cohesion and long-term reconciliation in Myanmar, Expressing deep concern about the stated intention of the Myanmar military to hold elections amid intensifying conflict, including aerial bombardment and widespread human rights violations and without conditions that permit the people of Myanmar, including Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, to freely and peacefully exercise their political rights, including the right to vote, safety and security, Stressing the importance of ensuring equal opportunity for the representation and the full, equal and meaningful participation of Rohingya Muslims, other minorities and internally displaced persons, candidates and voters in free and democratically organized general elections, and that all people of Myanmar are able to cast their vote, allowing all candidates to contest elections fairly, Emphasizing the importance of supporting women’s leadership and full, equal and meaningful participation in inclusive State- and nation-building, especially by amplifying their potential in Myanmar as agents of peace, promoting social cohesion across different ethnic and religious communities, and thus welcoming the joint efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar and the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar to facilitate a visit of Myanmar women to Jakarta to meet with interlocutors from ASEAN and share their experiences, which highlighted the importance of regional support, Stressing the need for an immediate end to all forms of violence, de-escalation and an enduring ceasefire throughout Myanmar, best achieved by dialogue between all parties, Acknowledging the call by ASEAN for the full implementation of an expanded and extended ceasefire throughout Myanmar as reaffirmed in the ASEAN Leaders’ statement on an extended and expanded ceasefire in Myanmar issued on 26 May 2025, Underlining the need for the resumption of peacebuilding efforts and reconciliation measures and their relevance for inclusive State- and nation-building, 1. Expresses grave concern at the continuing reports of serious human rights violations and abuses by the military and security forces as well as violations of international humanitarian law in Myanmar against civilians, including Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, including those involving mass killings, arbitrary arrests, deaths in detention, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, deliberate killing and maiming of children, use of Rohingya Muslims as human shields, recruitment and use of children for forced labour, aerial attacks against and burning of villages and civilian objects, attacks on schools, hospitals, internally displaced persons camps and places of worship and protected persons in relation to schools and/or hospitals, indiscriminate shelling in civilian areas, deprivation of economic and social rights, rape, sexual slavery and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, as well as restrictions on exercising the rights to 12/21 25-20983