A/C.3/79/L.46/Rev.1
21. Underscores the importance of providing protection and assistance,
including non-discriminatory access to comprehensive support services such as
medical and psychosocial care, to all women and girls, including Rohingya women
and girls and women and girls belonging to other minorities, specifically tailored to
women and girls, especially those who are victims of sexual and gender-based
violence and human trafficking;
22. Reiterates its deep concern at the continued plight of Rohingya, and
commends the commitment of the Government of Bangladesh and other Member
States to provide temporary shelter, humanitarian assistance and protection to them;
23. Encourages Myanmar to continue to work with Bangladesh, in line with
the bilateral instruments on repatriation signed by Bangladesh and Myanmar, in order
to expedite the creation of a conducive environment for the voluntary, safe, dignified
and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh, with the full
support and meaningful involvement of the international community, including the
United Nations and its funds, programmes and agencies, and stresses the importance
of meaningfully engaging with civil society and the displaced communities;
24. Recognizes that the continuing multifaceted crisis that has arisen following
the declaration of the state of emergency on 1 February 2021, and the further
escalation of the conflict in the country and the resulting cross-border displacement
and prolonged delay in the repatriation of Rohingya, has serious negative impacts on
the peace and stability of the region, particularly for the neighbouring countries of
Myanmar, and stresses the urgent need for concrete action towards a sustainable
solution to the crisis in line with the will of the people of Myanmar;
25. Recognizes with appreciation the assistance and support of the
international community, including regional organizations, in particular ASEAN, and
the countries neighbouring Myanmar;
26. Calls upon the international community to effectively address irregular
maritime movements of Rohingya, in cooperation with the relevant United Nations
agencies, as well as ensure international burden- and responsibility-sharing,
especially by the States parties to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of
Refugees; 29
27. Emphasizes the need for Myanmar to continue to cooperate fully with the
Government of Bangladesh and with the United Nations, in particular the Office of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and in consultation with the
populations concerned to enable the voluntary, safe, dignified, sustainable and wellinformed return of all refugees and forcibly displaced persons and internally displaced
persons to their places of origin or to a place of their choice in Myanmar, and to ensure
protection of returnees and give them freedom of movement and unimpeded access
to livelihoods, social services, including health services, education and shelter, and
to compensate them for all losses;
28. Calls for the reinstatement and subsequent implementation of the
memorandum of understanding signed by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Development Programme with
Myanmar, to support the creation of conditions for the return of refugees from
Bangladesh;
29. Underlines the urgent need for support for the pilot projects by the United
Nations Development Programme and the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees under which the internally displaced Rohingya, living
under difficult conditions in northern Rakhine State, can return to their places of
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