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lines on the record: 85
first: 2017-09-28
most recent: 2023-12-15
sittings or episodes: 11
sources: un-security-council

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“At the same time, I call on all individual Member States to seriously consider the deteriorating humanitarian crisis that the weapons they are exporting to the military junta are causing. To echo the General Assembly’s resolution 75/287 on Myanmar, adopted in June 2021, I appeal to all Member States to refrain from enabling the military junta to terrorize and kill the people of Myanmar, by preventing the flow of arms and munitions, including jet fuel and other supplies relevant to surveillance technologies, into the illegitimate and inhumane junta’s hands. Humanity matters most. Please save lives.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We appreciate the efforts of individual Member States that have already imposed arms embargoes or restrictions on the junta, including on jet fuel, and I urge others to do so. The restrictions need to continue until Myanmar has a professional military accountable to the people through democratic civilian oversight. And limiting the junta’s ability to continue to commit atrocities against the people is crucial not only to the protection of civilians but also to the creation of conditions that are conducive to a sustainable solution. In conclusion, it has been almost a year since the Council’s adoption of resolution 2669 (2022), on Myanmar. Sadly, the unspeakable tragedy is still unfolding. We urgently need a follow-up enforcement resolution to save lives in Myanmar. I urge the Security Council to take action now.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The evidence of those crimes has been collected and preserved by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar. While the people of Myanmar have not received protection from the international community for their lives and communities, the minimum they do expect from Member States is that States should not enable the junta to continue to commit atrocities against them. Member States have a responsibility to assess whether the weapons they export are being used for legitimate defence purposes or to perpetrate atrocity crimes against people. In the case of Myanmar, there is an abundance of evidence of the gross misuse on a daily basis of weapons, including heavy weapons and jet fighters, by the military junta against the civilian population throughout the country.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Facing the growing nationwide resistance to its illegal attempted coup, and with morale sinking among the rank and file, the illegitimate junta has been deploying indiscriminate heavy-weapon attacks and aerial bombings in civilian areas. The junta has also been deliberately burning residential buildings wholesale. The result has been the displacement of more than 2.6 million people in Myanmar. International and regional cooperation is essential to the prevention of the diversion of arms and dangerous technology, including dual-use technology, to terrorists and organized criminal organizations, simply because of the serious threats they pose to people. The same reasoning should apply to the Myanmar military junta, which has been committing serious international crimes with blanket impunity.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It then brutally killed peaceful protesters, tortured detainees, arbitrarily arrested thousands of democracy proponents and summarily executed political and democracy activists. The illegal military junta has committed multiple massacres all over the country. It has grossly and systematically violated in a widespread manner the fundamental rights, including the right to life, of the people of Myanmar. The junta’s illegality, self- interest at the expense of the people, severe oppression and inhumane brutality have compelled the people of Myanmar to resort to the legitimate exercise of their right to self-defence and to try to overturn the military dictatorship.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Preventing the flow of arms into those organizations, including through the effective enforcement of Security Council-mandated arms embargoes and accountability for violations, plays a key role in combating international terrorism and transnational organized crime. While we emphasize the importance of preventing arms from reaching terrorists and criminal syndicates, they are not the only ones misusing deadly weapons. In my country, Myanmar, the military, which is supposed to defend the country and protect its people, has been doing the exact opposite. The illegal military junta uses its weapons to kill civilians. It first disregarded the democratically expressed will of the people of Myanmar in 2021 by perpetrating an illegal coup against the democratically elected Government.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Myanmar thanks Ecuador for organizing today’s open debate. I also want to thank all the briefers for their insights. We share the view that legal sales and transfers of arms are important to all States Members of the United Nations for purposes related to their legitimate national security needs, as stipulated in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. However, we continue to see persistent threats all over the world created by the diversion and illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons into the wrong hands, particularly transnational organized criminal syndicates and terrorist organizations. Their destabilizing accumulation and misuse have serious economic, social and humanitarian consequences.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Taking this opportunity, I urge the international community, the Security Council, our neighbours and countries in the region to support the people of Myanmar in their ongoing pursuit of a peaceful, federal, democratic country under the rule of law, where no transnational organized crime can take root.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“But the people of Myanmar have been fighting with absolute determination to eliminate the military dictatorship and establish a federal democratic union with effective, inclusive, accountable security institutions. The ongoing nationwide operations by the alliance of our ethnic revolutionary organizations and People’s Defence Forces against the demoralized military junta are major steps of the growing movement towards that goal. One of the key objectives of those operations is also to eliminate online scam compounds, operated by the military junta’s affiliated criminals.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Our neighbouring countries will find a willing partner in the National Unity Government, the ethnic resistance organizations and People’s Defence Forces to that end. It is a fact that the military junta is not only the biggest obstacle to the country’s peace, stability and development, but also a destabilizing force to the whole region. Their illegal coup, atrocities and deep-rooted corruption are a major factor in enabling transitional organized crime, thereby undermining the rule of law at the regional level. In conclusion, to eliminate transnational organized crime and establish seamless regional connectivity in trade, the region needs a Myanmar that is a peaceful, democratic and reliable partner for regional peace and development. That will never happen with the current unaccountable, tyrannical military.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Very recently, the world has clearly witnessed that the military junta-controlled Border Guard Forces, their commanders and junta-appointed officials have been deeply involved in maintaining online scam compounds in the north-east and south-east of Myanmar, namely, Laukkai in northern Shan state and Shwe Kokko in Karen state. The victims of their organized crime are from more than 46 countries, mostly from within the country, our neighbouring countries and other countries of the region. We deeply sympathize with all the victims for their suffering. We thank China for its concerted efforts in rescuing victims of trafficking from the compounds in Laukkai and in other parts of Myanmar. It is essential that the organized crime syndicates in Myanmar be eliminated and those responsible be held accountable.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The military junta’s atrocities have displaced more than 2 million people across Myanmar. Many of them are women and children. The collapse of the rule of law, rampant corruption, sky-high unemployment and instability, combined with zero legitimacy of the illegal coup in Myanmar, are perfect conditions for transnational organized crime to take root and thrive. On multiple occasions, I have pointed out in my interventions before the Council and other forums that transnational organized crime has drastically increased since the illegal military coup. In recent years, Myanmar has become a major host of scam compounds that have been committing online scams and human trafficking for forced criminality. The environment for large-scale organized criminal operations has been enabled by the military junta.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Those victims are then forced into — in another words, enslaved in — scam compounds in the region, including in Myanmar, to commit online criminal activities, including investment scams and online gambling. Large-scale online scams and fraud operations carried out from the fortified scam compounds have been flourishing in our region, with a rising number of victims of online fraud and trafficking for forced criminality. The victims are being controlled by crime syndicates under the threat of physical and psychological abuse, including sexual exploitation and even organ removal. In my country, Myanmar, since the illegal military coup in 2021, the illegal military junta has been waging a campaign of brutal violence to force Myanmar people under their failing rule.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Their operations encompass a wide range of criminal activities, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime and money-laundering. In South-East Asia, one of the major emerging threats that transnational organized crime poses is cybercrime. This criminal activity is not only being committed in the form of online scams and financial fraud, which target millions of people across the region and beyond, but its operations are also largely carried out by means of forced criminality. While transnational organized crime groups in the region recruit willing criminals, tens of thousands of people were trafficked by crime syndicates, through targeted and sophisticated means for the purpose of forced criminality.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“At the outset, Myanmar thanks the presidency of Ecuador for organizing an open debate on this important issue. I am grateful to the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and our other briefers for their informative and insightful briefings this morning. We all know that today’s debate comes amid pressing global crises that remind us of the alarming threats posed by transnational organized crime, which is a serious and growing threat to regional and international peace and security. The operations of transnational criminal groups are evolving in scope and tactics, and their effects on societies around the regions in which they operate are profound.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Thirdly, we must ensure that women’s organizations and leaders, including human rights defenders and peacebuilders, are among the key stakeholders, not only in resolving the current conflict but also in Myanmar’s post-conflict governance and peacebuilding. In conclusion, I call on the Security Council to take decisive action to create the conditions needed for a sustainable solution to the crisis in Myanmar. And I encourage it to include the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda as part of its response.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“First, we must address the civilian protection crisis in Myanmar. That includes protecting women and girls from sexual violence and other serious crimes, particularly in conflict areas. While there is no domestic environment for effective accountability for conflict- related sexual violence, the Security Council should take concrete action to end the military’s impunity for serious international crimes, including rape and sexual violence. Secondly, we must support women’s organizations and civil-society groups advocating for women’s rights, peace and democracy. Their voices should be heard. In particular, I appeal to our neighbours and to third countries to support and provide safety for Myanmar women, including the civil servants and journalists who have fled the junta’s ceaseless persecution.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“In fact, they are a key driving force of the ongoing movement aimed at ending the illegal military’s attempted coup and establishing a peaceful Myanmar, with federal democratic governance based on the rule of law and justice. We are beyond the conflict-prevention stage in Myanmar. The illegal military coup and its campaign of brutal violence against the people have already thrown the country into its current multifaceted crisis. The focus now is on finding a sustainable solution. At this juncture, there is both an opportunity and a need for implementing the women and peace and security agenda in Myanmar. We must make sure that women’s full, equal, meaningful and safe participation is integral to our ongoing efforts to achieve a sustainable resolution. The regional and international community has a crucial role to play in that regard.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“The military forces deploy rape and other forms of sexual violence as part of their widespread and systematic attacks on the civilian population aimed at weakening the opposition to their illegal coup. Since the coup of February 2021, the military has so far killed a total of 613 women and arrested nearly 5,000. The military junta’s atrocities have been well documented by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, and it has been shown that sexual and gender-based violence is a hallmark of the military’s operations. Yet despite all those risks to their personal security, the participation of women in Myanmar in the resistance to the illegal coup and in support of peace, democracy and human rights has not weakened.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“They continue to be marginalized in peace and security processes. Impunity for violence committed against women and girls, especially rape and other forms of sexual violence, is still a major challenge to the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. In my country, Myanmar, women have been at the forefront of the resistance to the illegal military coup, from peaceful demonstrations to the disobedience movement and to the assumption of key leadership responsibilities in the National Unity Government. Women human rights defenders and leaders of civil- society organizations play an instrumental role in reporting the military junta’s atrocities and responding to humanitarian needs on the ground across the country.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Myanmar thanks the presidency of Brazil for organizing this important open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General and our other briefers for their insightful presentations. The role and contribution of women in promoting and maintaining peace and security at the national and international levels has long been recognized. There is widespread international support for women’s equal and meaningful participation at all decision-making levels in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. However, nearly 25 years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the international community still has much to do to translate those theoretical and rhetorical supports into realities on the ground and around the world. Conflicts are intensifying in many parts of the world. Women’s rights are under growing attack.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption2 (2023) · source
“Only an inclusive, federal, democratic civilian Government in Myanmar can deliver those goals — and that is exactly what the democratic forces in the country are committed to establishing. I therefore urge the Security Council to follow up with action enforcing its repeated demands for an end to violence and the granting of unhindered humanitarian access in Myanmar. It is high time that the members of the Security Council started a negotiation process to adopt a timely and enforceable resolution on Myanmar.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“However, the Council has yet to hold the military junta accountable for the war crimes it is repeatedly committing against the civilian population, as well as for its consistent international crimes and violations of international humanitarian law, including the denial of humanitarian access. Decisive action on the part of the Security Council will help the people of Myanmar in their steadfast efforts to restore democracy, peace and stability in their country. The vast majority of them are united in opposition to the military dictatorship. The junta is not capable of winning its war against them, governing the country, managing the economy or delivering durable peace and stability.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is essential that aid workers be able to deliver life-saving humanitarian assistance to those in greatest need, based on the fundamental humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. However, the denial or restriction of access by the junta has been a constant challenge for humanitarian actors, including the United Nations agencies in Myanmar. Such denials and undue restrictions are violations of international humanitarian law. In conclusion, the Security Council can do more to minimize the effects of conflict-induced food insecurity in many situations. In the case of Myanmar, the Council has made repeated calls and demands, including through its resolution 2669 (2022), for an immediate end to all forms of violence and for full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access in Myanmar.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Since the illegal coup, the junta forces have displaced 1.6 million people by committing atrocities against the civilian population and deploying indiscriminate artillery shelling and air strikes on residential towns and villages. Moreover, a key tactic that the military junta uses consistently is the systematic and widespread burning of civilian homes. So far they have burned down more than 70,000 civilian properties. The junta forces subsequently destroy their livelihoods by preventing them from farming or harvesting their crops. The junta’s targeted destruction of homes and livelihoods has significantly disrupted food production in many parts of the country. Another serious issue is the military junta’s weaponization of humanitarian access.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The military junta’s systematic destruction of the rule of law, and its atrocities against the people of Myanmar, have created a multifaceted crisis with regional implications. Approximately 15.2 million people are food-insecure. There are nearly 1.9 million internally displaced people in Myanmar. Malnutrition is hitting children in Myanmar particularly hard. According to the World Food Programme, nearly 1 in 3 children in Myanmar under the age of 5 suffer from stunting and 7 percent of all children nationally suffer from wasting. While the rising poverty in Myanmar is pushing more and more people into hunger, the deteriorating food security is largely the result of the junta’s inhumane “four cuts” military campaign.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The focus of today’s debate could not be more timely, with a major war raging in Europe and instability and conflicts emerging in many parts of the world following unconstitutional changes in Government. The international community must therefore find ways to minimize the impact of armed conflicts on the food security of millions of people, particularly those living in conflict-affected areas. As a diplomat from a country affected by conflict, I have to emphasize that the reality of people suffering various kinds of ills, including food insecurity, is indeed a complete misery. In Myanmar, a decade of democratic reforms and hard-won momentum aimed at reducing poverty have been eliminated by the illegitimate military junta following the illegal coup of February 2021.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“First of all, Myanmar thanks the presidency of the United States for organizing today’s high-level open debate. I would also like to express our appreciation to the briefers for their insightful presentations. We all have a global target for ending hunger and achieving food security by 2030, yet we are clearly off track. The consequences of the coronavirus disease pandemic, conflicts and climate change are making the situation worse. According to United Nations projections, 8 per cent of the world’s population, nearly 670 million people, will still be facing hunger by 2030. That will constitute a failure of the global efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2. Along with other factors, conflicts remain a key driver of food insecurity.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“More importantly, the Council should take concrete actions to end military impunity. Those specific demands should be included in an enforceable follow-up resolution to resolution 2669 (2022). I therefore wish to urge the members of the Security Council to start a negotiation process now to adopt a timely and enforceable resolution on Myanmar.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Naw Hser Hser, for the further action of the Security Council. In addition, I wish to make the following appeal. It is important that the United Nations system continue to work with and support women-led organizations, women civil society organization leaders and human rights defenders in monitoring and documenting the sexual violence situation in Myanmar and assisting survivors in every possible way. All individual Member States should support Myanmar women, among others, by giving protection to those who fled the junta’s atrocities and by supporting women-led organizations and initiatives. The Security Council should give serious attention to the situation of women and girls in Myanmar, especially in conflict- affected areas. It should demand an immediate end to sexual violence being committed by the military.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Women and girls in Myanmar, particularly those in conflict areas, need protection from the military’s sexual violence. The survivors deserve justice. The junta is unwilling to address the sexual violence being committed by its personnel. Instead, it maintains a culture of impunity among the rank and file. To put an end to this heinous crime of sexual violence in Myanmar, we must transform the military institution from the main sexual violence perpetrator to a professional and accountable institution that is subject to the rule of law and democratic oversight, as well as to federal democratic norms and principles. That is a key goal of our ongoing revolution against the military dictatorship in Myanmar. I agree with and endorse the demands made earlier today by civil society representative Ms.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I appreciate the fact that the Secretary-General and Special Representative Patten have rightly included the Myanmar military, including its border guard, on the list in this year’s report of parties credibly suspected of committing or being responsible for patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. On the other hand, the National Unity Government of Myanmar, in line with the Federal Democracy Charter, has taken a people-centred approach to advancing the women and peace and security agenda through civic actors. The National Unity Government has been doing its best in every way to make sure that its People’s Defence Force adheres to the rules of engagement and to international humanitarian and human rights law.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I want to take this opportunity to thank and salute Ms. Naw Hser Hser and all women human rights defenders for their tireless efforts and bravery in protecting women and girls and promoting their rights. Echoing what Ms. Naw Hser Hser said earlier this morning, I appeal to the military junta and its supporters not to kill or harm people. It is clear and certain that the people of Myanmar, particularly women and girls, are facing severe suffering caused by the military junta. I have repeatedly informed the Council and the General Assembly that the violence and atrocities that the junta has committed since the coup are not isolated incidents. They are so widespread, targeted and systematic that the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar concluded that they could amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Patterns of sexual violence have deepened, and sexual violence has continued to be used as a deliberate tactic of war. It has also been used in the context of political violence to intimidate and punish opponents. Impunity remains pervasive. It has long been documented and is well known to the United Nations that the Myanmar military has used sexual violence, such as rape and gang rape, as a tactic of war during conflict. The security and police forces under the direct control of the illegitimate military junta have been systematically using sexual violence as a tactic of war, political oppression, intimidation and retaliation since the illegal military coup in February 2021. Ms. Naw Hser Hser informed the Council about the true and devastating situation in Myanmar, especially the heartbreaking situation that women and girls are facing.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this annual debate on the important issue of conflict-related sexual violence. I also thank Special Representative Patten and the civil-society representatives, including Ms. Naw Hser Hser from Myanmar, for their insightful briefings this morning. This year’s report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2023/413) informs us about the worrying trends in sexual violence across the world. In many situations, including that of my own country, Myanmar, civilians have been exposed to higher levels of sexual violence as a result of the collapse of the rule of law and the escalation of conflict following unconstitutional changes of Government.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I urge the Council to adopt, in accordance with the will and aspirations of Myanmar’s people, concrete follow-up measures to resolution 2669 (2022) and give peacemaking a chance by ending the military’s impunity. It will significantly contribute not only to the resolution of the current crisis, but also to a successful peacebuilding process in post-conflict Myanmar.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“However, the Council should be unequivocal in denouncing the deliberate killing of civilians, taking action to hold the perpetrators accountable and preventing further loss of people’s lives. The military’s repeated aerial bombings on civilians in an indiscriminate and disproportionate manner have made it clear that the junta cannot be expected to stop attacking the civilian population while its inhumane actions have received no response from the international community. In conclusion, it is high time for the Security Council to ensure that international humanitarian law is respected and to effectively respond to the indiscriminate killings of civilians by the military junta.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“With regard to the military’s atrocities in Myanmar, we do have a lot of early-warning signs. The Secretary-General, his Special Envoy on Myanmar, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar widely mentioned the military’s atrocities in the country. Here, the question must be raised: how does the Security Council take action effectively on such early warnings provided by the United Nations system? What can the people of Myanmar expect from the Security Council to save their lives? We understand that there may be different views within the Council on approaches towards the resolution of a particular conflict.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The latest large-scale massacre was a heinous targeted aerial attack on a civilian gathering in the village of Pazigyi on 11 April, in which nearly 200 civilians, including women and children as young as a six-month-old baby, were killed. That clearly constitutes a crime against humanity and a war crime. In total disregard for the Council’s demand for an immediate end to all forms of violence in resolution 2669 (2022), the junta’s widespread and coordinated attacks against the people of Myanmar continue unabated, with much more cruelty. I sincerely recall the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group’s code of conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. We all talk, conveniently and time and again, of preventive measures and the importance of early warning.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“During that time, in response to the illegal junta’s blatant disregard for human lives and humanity, as well as their brutality against the people, the Council has issued seven press statements and one presidential statement (S/PRST/2021/5) and adopted a historic resolution (resolution 2669 (2022)), the first ever on Myanmar, expressing its repeated concern regarding, and condemnation of, the violence against the civilian population and calling for the release of the detained elected leaders and for the swift and full implementation of the five-point consensus of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. However, every single call made by the Security Council has been disrespected and ignored by the military junta. Instead, the junta has lawlessly killed more than 3,400 people and committed 64 massacres of civilians during that period.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Council, in its resolutions, has emphasized the importance of addressing accountability and ending impunity for atrocity crimes, including war crimes and sexual violence. In the past, the Council has addressed accountability for those responsible for serious international crimes and contributed to the long-term impact of national reconciliation on the ground. On the other hand, in situations in which no adequate action is taken by the international community and the Security Council, the perpetrators of serious international crimes are emboldened and, subsequently, their impunity thrives. As a result, peace can hardly be built or sustained. In that connection, I wish to take the continued experience of my country, Myanmar, as an example. It has been over 27 months since the illegal military coup of February 2021.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Violent conflicts break out in many situations owing to the collapse or destruction of the rule of law, which is usually preceded by systematic and widespread violations of human rights, abuse of power, exclusion and persistent impunity. Fostering public trust and restoring confidence in justice and security institutions is a prerequisite for achieving eventual national reconciliation and sustainable peace. However, that can hardly be achieved without addressing the issues of accountability and impunity. The predictability and consistency of the Council’s response to the perpetration of atrocity crimes can significantly contribute to the success of peacebuilding processes at the national level.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“At the outset, I wish to congratulate Switzerland on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. Myanmar thanks Switzerland for organizing this important open debate. I also thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the other briefers for their insightful briefings this morning (see S/PV.9315). Sustainable peace is the foundation for human progress and the development of every society. To achieve and sustain peace is one of the primary responsibilities of every Government. Trust among people and communities and their Government within a society is fostered and maintained through the institutions of the rule of law, justice and democracy.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that regard, I appeal to the Council to use all tools as its disposal to take decisive action to meet the Myanmar people’s aspirations. In doing so, it will create a civic space that is conducive to the meaningful participation and contribution of women in the peace and security sectors of Myanmar.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“While the military desperately targeted civil society to diminish the voices of women, the National Unity Government of Myanmar, in line with the Federal Democracy Charter, took a people-centred approach to advance the women and peace and security agenda through civic actors. Therefore, it is imperative to recall that the international community should not be deceived by the military junta’s unfounded promises. It is committing international crimes, creating violence, burning houses and villages, engaging in arbitrary arrests and killing people. The aspirations and determination of the people in Myanmar are crystal clear. Our resistance will continue until the end of the military dictatorship, the restoration of democracy and the building of a federal democratic union.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“As such, the people have no choice but to take up arms to defend themselves and their communities in order to restore democracy and protect their freedom and basic human rights. Women and girls are at the forefront of the people’s resistance to the military junta. They play various important roles. One role that I wish to point out is that women human rights defenders record the military junta’s atrocities and disseminate them to the relevant international organizations by using digital devices. We are committed to creating a peaceful place for everyone, including women and girls.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In addition to atrocities against women and girls, including mass killings, rape, sexual violence and arbitrary arrests, the junta’s forces conduct seizures of, and surprise checks on, citizens’ mobiles on the streets and at their homes. Women human rights defenders are facing huge risks. The security forces have even arrested people for having a Facebook post that was critical of the illegal coup d’état attempt. People in Myanmar are living with fear every day. People reject the military rule. They know how their basic human rights are being exploited under military rule. The people of Myanmar have called for the international community to take decisive action to save lives. Thus far, the honest opinion of the people has not been met with any effective action.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In my country, Myanmar, following the illegal coup d’état attempt in February 2021, the military has killed many women protesters, including women human rights defenders. Thousands of women activists have been arbitrarily arrested, and several cases of abuse and ill treatment during detention have been reported. Yesterday at the side event of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Woman, entitled “Using Technologies to Promote Gender Equality, and the empowerment and participation of women and girls in Myanmar”, the brave women human rights defenders of Myanmar informed the international community of the alarming human rights situation of women and girls in Myanmar.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I wish to congratulate Mozambique on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I thank you, Madam President, for organizing today’s important debate. I also thank the briefers for their insightful briefings earlier today. As we approach the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), it is critical and timely that we reflect upon the women and peace and security nexus. The fabric of our society continues to face threats from violent conflicts, military coups d’état, forced displacement and climate crises. According to the Secretary-General’s report on women and peace and security (S/2022/740), women human rights defenders have increasingly been targeted with attacks that silence their voices and prevent them from participating in public life.”
2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that regard, I wish to urge the Security Council to take swift and decisive action, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations and the children and armed conflict resolutions, to end military violence against children, stop military use of schools and hospitals and release all arbitrarily detained children. The Council must also do everything that it can to bring perpetrators of grave violations against children to justice and to help aid workers get safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to children in need, especially those displaced by conflict, not only in Myanmar but also in other conflict situations. The Council must act now. The full version of my statement was sent via the e-statement link.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source