A/HRC/56/CRP.8 fully support humanitarian relief for the Rohingya or to ensure that aid reaches the most vulnerable, including displaced women, girls, and LGBT people. Worse still, some governments and private companies continue to arm and legitimize the SAC and facilitate its access to the international banking system. 14. The United Nations, governments, humanitarian organizations, and donors must do more to support women, girls, and LGBT people in Myanmar. They must isolate the SAC, help hold the perpetrators of sexual violence to account, provide much needed humanitarian support to those with the greatest needs, including women, girls and LGBT people, and support the institutions and leaders that are laying the foundation for a peaceful and democratic Myanmar founded on the principles of equality and non-discrimination. II. Methodology and terminology 15. The Special Rapporteur has prepared this conference room paper in accordance with his mandate as established by the Human Rights Council in Resolution 55/20. That resolution specifies that the Special Rapporteur should monitor the situation of human rights in Myanmar and make recommendations on additional steps necessary to address the ongoing crisis, including through thematic reports and conference room papers.1 16. In this conference room paper, the acronym LGBT refers to not only lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, but also to the diverse identities and orientations by which people identify. 17. To prepare this conference room paper, the Special Rapporteur sought input from States, UN agencies, international organizations, civil society organizations, human rights networks, academics, and gender experts. He additionally carried out open-source research and reviewed reporting from Myanmar civil society, journalists, and international organizations. 18. In November 2023, the Special Rapporteur published a call for submissions on the gendered impacts of the coup and conflict in Myanmar.2 The Special Rapporteur also held meetings and consultations with various resistance groups, civil society groups, political representatives, and activists to discuss critical issues relating to gender and sexual orientation. Whenever possible, the Special Rapporteur seeks to use his mandate to allow the people of Myanmar to speak for themselves and share their perspective on the human rights situation in Myanmar. He strongly believes in the importance of listening to and understanding these perspectives and grounding his reporting and recommendations in the experiences of local actors and people impacted by human rights issues on the ground. 19. In line with the principles of do-no harm, and to avoid re-traumatization, the Special Rapporteur reviewed testimony collected by trusted local partners that work closely with communities to document human rights violations against women, girls, and LGBT persons. Some of that testimony has been included in this report. 20. The Special Rapporteur extends his deep appreciation to all those who offered their time and provided information for this report. The Special Rapporteur is also grateful for the National Unity Government’s engagement as he prepared this report, including by providing 1 2 6 Human Rights Council Resolution 55/20, Situation of human rights in Myanmar, UN Doc. A/HRC/55/20, 4 April 2024, https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A%2FHRC%2FRES%2F55%2F20&Language=E&D eviceType=Desktop&LangRequested=False. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Call for submissions: The gendered impacts of the coup and conflict in Myanmar, 22 December 2023, https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-forinput/2023/call-submissions-gendered-impacts-coup-and-conflict-myanmar-also-available.