Final resolution agreed on!

The Council has now voted and agreed upon the adoption of Resolution number three.
The resolution is given in its full length below:

Draft resolution 3

Submitted by: the People’s Republic of China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States of America

Sponsored by: the Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Qatar, South Africa,
Ghana, Panama, Peru


The Security Council,

Recalling the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Recalling resolution 1325 (2000) on Women and Peace and Security,

Recalling resolution 1612 (2005) on Children and Armed Conflict,

Recalling Human Rights Council resolution S-5/1 of 2 October 2007 on the situation of human rights in Myanmar,

Recalling Presidential Statement S/PRST/2007/37 of the Security Council,

Recalling action by the General Assembly to establish the “good offices” mission of the Secretary-General, and in this regard expressing strong support for the continuing efforts of the Secretary-General and his representatives,

Welcoming the Government of Myanmar’s commitment to work with the United Nations and its invitation of the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Myanmar, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; and the United Nations special rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar, Mr Paolo Sergio Pinheiro,

1. Calls on the Government of Myanmar to further participate in dialogue with the political opposition in order to achieve national reconciliation and political stability;

2. Encourages the Government of Myanmar to release political prisoners, as a step towards reaching national reconciliation;

3. Emphasises other United Nations Specialised Agencies, as the appropriate bodies to consider the situation in Myanmar, and stresses the importance of regional efforts, such as by the Association of South-East Asian Nations, to address the situation in Myanmar;

4. Expresses strong support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and his representatives to implement his “good offices” mission, and welcomes the continuing efforts of all relevant United Nations agencies in this regard;

5. Encourages the Government of Myanmar to consider the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Professor Gambari’s recommendations and proposals;

6. Stresses the important role played by the Association of South-East Asian Nations and the Association of South-East Asian Nations countries, first concerned by this issue as neighbouring countries, in supporting the progress made towards national reconciliation in Myanmar;

7. Encourages the positive economic developments of Myanmar;

8. Welcomes the 7 step plan, and the establishment of the National Convention, as laid down by the Government of Myanmar, towards drafting a constitution, and gradually reach stability in the country;

9. Emphasises the importance of establishing a time frame, in relation to the progress of the 7 step plan of the Government of Myanmar;

10. Encourages the Association of South-East Asian Nations to cooperate with the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Professor Gambari to assess and evaluate the progress in Myanmar;

11. Requests the United Nations Human Rights Council to re-address the issues contained within Human Rights Council resolution S-5/1 of 2 October 2007;

12. Asks the Government of Myanmar to cooperate with relevant international aid agencies, notably the World Health Organisation in its effort to prevent and control transmittable diseases such as HIV/AIDS;

13. Urges the Government of Myanmar to comply with existing obligations concerning the issue of forced labour;

14. Encourages the government of Myanmar to address the problem of drug trafficking and human trafficking within its sovereign territory;

15. Urges Myanmar to comply with their obligations as a party to the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others;

16. Decides to remain seized of the matter.