Special Advisory Council for MYANMAR and killing of humanitarian workers and the occupation of aid infrastructure • acknowledgement of the ICC Prosecutor’s filing of an application for a warrant of arrest for senior general Min Aung Hlaing, based on the conclusion that there are reasonable grounds to believe he bears criminal responsibility for the crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of Rohingya committed in Myanmar and in part in Bangladesh • recognition of steps taken by States to investigate and prosecute the most serious crimes under international law committed in Myanmar • a call on States to protect Myanmar nationals within their borders and to respect the principle of non-refoulement • encouragement of the UN system to actively engage in the process leading to the High-Level Conference in order to improve its efficiency and ability to provide support and assistance • welcome new references to reparations. The resolution for the first time acknowledges the National Unity Government’s “Policy position on the Rohingya in Rakhine State”, which recognises that Rohingya are entitled to Myanmar citizenship and pledges to dismantle discriminatory legal frameworks. It also calls on all parties in Myanmar to immediately cease all forms of violence and violations and abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and urges OHCHR and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar to expand their investigative efforts to include recent atrocities. The resolution’s timing offers strong momentum in the lead up to the UN General Assembly’s 80th session, which in addition to the High-Level Conference will see the EU and the OIC run their annual resolution on the human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. The General Assembly must also act in the face of continued Security Council deadlock by adopting a broader resolution on the situation in Myanmar. “Alarmingly, more than four years have passed since the General Assembly’s last plenary resolution on Myanmar,” said Yanghee Lee of SAC-M. “In that time, the dire situation in Myanmar has descended into a humanitarian and human rights catastrophe”. @SpecialCouncil info@specialadvisorycouncil.org www.specialadvisorycouncil.org special-council.bsky.social