Ten Nations Advocate for Prompt Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2669
The ten nations have once again called for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2669 (2022), which calls for an immediate end to all violence and a cessation of hostilities in Myanmar, de-escalation of tensions, and the release of all those unlawfully detained.
The High Representative on behalf of the European Union, the government of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Timor, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on January 6, calling for a solution to the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
In the exhortation statement, it is stated that the continuation of violence by the dictatorship against the people of Myanmar is unacceptable, more than 35 million people have been displaced by the conflict and more than 15 million are facing food shortages. It also stated that solving the discrimination and cruel behavior faced by the Rohingya must be a part of the political solution to the national crisis, and it also expressed full support for ASEAN's role in implementing the five common agreements and recognized the role of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Myanmar.
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