Myanmar
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NGOWG MAP Recommendations
Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace & Security for April 2012
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security
In the MAP for April 2012, the NGOWG had several recommendations for the Security Council on the current situation in Myanmar:
The Security Council should ensure it remains apprised of the situation in Myanmar, particularly regarding the April elections. While supporting these elections, the Council should ensure human rights abuses are not met with impunity, and should urge continued democratic reforms. Ongoing violence, including human rights abuses, between the Myanmar government and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has resulted in the displacement of approximately 75,000 Kachin since June 2011. Given this situation, Council members should press all actors, including the Myanmar government and the KIA, to act in accordance with relevant international legal obligations, particularly with respect to humanitarian access. As part of that effort, international mechanisms should be utilized to investigate human rights abuses, including by ensuring that the UN country team expands support for local organizations, and conducts regular and systematic reporting on the human rights situation in Myanmar and its ethnic conflict areas, including the rights of women.
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Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace & Security for November 2011
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security
In the MAP for November 2011, the NGOWG had several recommendations for the Security Council on the current situation in Myanmar:
The NGOWG expects that the Security Council will request a briefing on Myanmar by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Vijay Nambiar regarding his five-day visit to the country from 31 October. In that briefing, the Council is urged to request an update on the due release of all remaining prisoners of conscience, the security situation in conflict-affected areas, measures taken by the Government to bring suspected perpetrators of crimes including crimes of sexual violence and crimes against humanity, and women’s political participation.
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