Statements From NLD, UNA and KNU

8/14/2019 Statements From NLD, UNA and KNU

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6. The 2007 United Nations General Assembly resolution on Myanmar also stressing the

importance of the involvement of all relevant parties;

“Requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To continue to provide his good offices and to pursue his discussions on the situation

of human rights and the restoration of democracy with the Government and the people of Myanmar, including all relevant parties to the national reconciliation process in

Myanmar, and to offer technical assistance to the Government in this regard;”

7. It also called on the regime to:

“... pursue, through dialogue and peaceful means, the immediate suspension and

permanent end of conflict with all ethnic nationalities in Myanmar and to allow the full

participation of representatives of all political parties and representatives of ethnic

nationalities in an inclusive and credible process of national reconciliation,

democratization and the establishment of the rule of law;”

8. In reference to the ‘road map’ of the military dictatorship the 2008 United Nations

General Assembly resolution on Myanmar noted:

“The absence of effective and genuine participation of the representatives of the National

League for Democracy and other political parties and some ethnic groups in a genuine

process of dialogue, national reconciliation and transition to democracy;”

And called on the dictatorship to:

“To permit all political representatives and representatives of ethnic nationalities to

participate fully in the political transition process without restrictions and, to that end, toresume without further delay a dialogue with all political actors, including the National

League for Democracy and representatives of ethnic nationalities;”

And:

“To pursue, through dialogue and peaceful means, the immediate suspension and

permanent end of conflict with all ethnic nationalities in Myanmar and to allow the full

participation of representatives of all political parties and representatives of ethnic

nationalities in an inclusive and credible process of national reconciliation,

democratization and the establishment of the rule of law;”

This resolution also called on the Secretary General to work with all relevant parties:

“Requests the Secretary-General: (a) To continue to provide his good offices and to

pursue his discussions on the situation of human rights, the transition to democracy and

the national reconciliation process with the Government and the people of Myanmar ,

including democracy and human rights groups and all relevant parties:”

9. When the General Assembly authorised the work of the UN Special Advisor

(A/62/512/Add.1) it set as a target:

“More regular consultations between the Government, the National League for

Democracy and other groups.”



10. One of the key outputs for the Special Advisor was:

“Continued discussions with the Myanmar authorities and other relevant parties on the

national reconciliation process.”

Despite this, the Special Advisor failed to meet with senior leaders of the Karen

National Union and other genuine organisation representing ethnic people on his mostrecent to Burma, as he has also failed to do on many previous visits to the region.

11. We do not see how the Special Advisor can fulfil his mandate without speaking to, fully

engaging with, and consulting, all relevant parties. The Karen National Union is a

democratic organisation. We are committed to human rights, democracy and a federal

union of Burma. We stand ready to enter into genuine tri-partite dialogue immediately.

12. In conclusion, we would like to say that the ethnic people must not be sidelined in any

future discussions on a national reconciliation process in Burma, and we call on the

United Nations Special Advisor, the Secretary General, and other relevant UN bodies and

representatives, to start engaging more fully with organizations representing the ethnicnationalities of Burma.

The Executive Committee

Karen National Union





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