Description:
"THE Permanent Representative
of Myanmar to the United
Nations reaffirmed Myanmar’s
commitment to address the Rakhine
State issues with goodwill,
in cooperation with the Special
Envoy as well as friends near
and far during the introductory
session of the Report of the
Secretary-General on Myanmar.
At its 74th Session of the UN
General Assembly, the Third
Committee (Social, Humanitarian,
and Cultural) continued
its debate on the promotion and
protection of human rights in
the afternoon session on 23 October
2019. Under the agenda
item related to the human rights
situation and reports of Special
Rapporteurs and Representatives,
Special Envoy Ms Christine
Burgener introduced the Report
of the Secretary- General on the
Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar.
During the discussion on
the Report, the Permanent Representative
made a statement
as the country concerned. In
his statement, the Permanent
Representative expressed the
Government’s appreciation to
the Special Envoy for her impartiality
and constructive engagement
with Myanmar in
discharging her mandate. He
highlighted the development in
Myanmar’s cooperation with UN
agencies, ASEAN and INGOs in
addressing the Rakhine State
issue and the Government’s efforts
on the repatriation process.
In addition, he touched on the
NVC and citizenship matter, handling
of accountability question
and implementation of Rakhine
Advisory Commission’s Recommendations.
In the conclusion, the Permanent
Representative encouraged
the United Nations and the
international community to help
the people of Myanmar in fulfillment
of their aspirations by
constructive engagement and to
render assistance to Myanmar’s
national efforts with good will and
sincerity, according to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2019-10-25
Date of entry:
2019-10-25
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Rakhine State
Language:
English
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