A/HRC/RES/40/29
27.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights in Myanmar for a further period of one year, requests the Special Rapporteur
to present an oral progress report to the Human Rights Council at its forty-first and fortysecond sessions and to submit a report to the Third Committee of the General Assembly at
its seventy-fourth session and to the Council at its forty-third session, in accordance with its
annual programme of work, and invites the Special Rapporteur to continue to monitor the
situation of human rights and to measure progress in the implementation of the
recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur;
28.
Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to resume without delay its
cooperation with the Special Rapporteur in the exercise of the mandate, including by
facilitating further visits and granting unrestricted access throughout the country, and to
resume its work with the Special Rapporteur to develop a workplan and time frame for the
swift implementation of the proposed joint benchmarks identified by the mandate holder in
her previous reports, and for progress in priority areas of technical assistance and capacitybuilding;
29.
Notes the initiative of the Secretary-General for a review of the operations of
the United Nations in Myanmar, calls for the review to give due consideration to the
recommendation made by the Special Rapporteur and the independent international factfinding mission on conducting a comprehensive, independent inquiry into the involvement
of the United Nations in Myanmar since 2011 with a view to establishing whether
everything possible to prevent or mitigate the unfolding crises was done, identifying lessons
learned and good practices, making recommendations as appropriate, including on
accountability, and enabling more effective work in the future, and invites the SecretaryGeneral to present a report on the findings of the review, to be followed by a discussion, to
the Human Rights Council at its forty-third session;
30.
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights to provide the independent international fact-finding mission, the Special
Rapporteur and the ongoing independent mechanism with the assistance, resources and
expertise necessary to enable them to discharge their mandates fully.
55th meeting
22 March 2019
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 37 to 3, with 7 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt,
Eritrea, Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Togo,
Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Uruguay
Against:
China, Cuba, Philippines
Abstaining:
Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Japan, Nepal,
Senegal]
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