| UN
Envoys and Rapporteurs on Burma |
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Since
1990, UN Envoys and Rapporteurs have visited
Burma 46 times in an attempt to facilitate
dialogue between the military regime and
the pro-democracy forces and carry out fact-finding
missions. In addition, the UN Secretary-General
has visited Burma twice. The chronology
details the UN’s unsuccessful attempts
to engage the military regime, as well as
the junta’s plethora of lies and broken
promises aimed at staving off international
pressure. See
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| Burma
and the UN System |
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Since
1991, the UN General Assembly (UNGA)
has passed 21 resolutions on Burma
which directly address a range of
issues of concern, including denial
of human rights, lack of democratization,
and political prisoners. The strongly
worded statements remain consistent
from year to year and illustrate the
military regime’s failure to
address UN concerns in a meaningful
way. See UNGA resolutions |
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Since
1992, the UN Commission on Human Rights
(UNHCR) and the UN Human Rights Council
(UNHRC) have passed 22 resolutions on Burma
which directly address the regime’s
refusal to respect the human rights of Burma’s
citizens. The strongly worded statements
remain consistent from year to year and
illustrate the military regime’s failure
to address UN concerns in a meaningful way.
See UNCHR/UNHRC resolutions |
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Russia
and China have stymied the UN Security
Council’s (UNSC's) efforts to
address Burma’s crises. Russia
and China vetoed a US-led resolution
on 12 January 2007. In the aftermath
of the SPDC’s violent crackdown
on peaceful demonstrations in September
2007, the UNSC released two statements
that contained strongly-worded recommendations
that the SPDC failed to implement.
See UNSC resolutions/statements |
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| Burma
and International Conventions |
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Burma
has ratified only a few international conventions,
including the three Geneva Conventions,
the Convention on the Rights of the Child
(CRC), the Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
(CEDAW), and the ILO convention on Forced
Labor and. See
table of ratifications The
UN Treaty Bodies’ recommendations
illustrate the regime’s failure to
comply with international human rights conventions
that it has ratified. See
reports and observations |
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| Quotes
from the UN good offices |
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Quotes
from UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon, current UN Special Advisor
on Burma Vijay
Nambiar, and former UN Special Advisor
on Burma Ibrahim
Gambari highlight the regime’s
constant disregard for the UN good offices
role. |
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