A/HRC/RES/28/23 such discourse, and calls upon the Government to take all necessary and appropriate action, in conformity with its international human rights obligations, to combat violence; 10. Reiterates its serious concern about the situation of persons belonging to the Rohingya minority and other minorities in Rakhine State, including further instances of violence and other abuses that have led all communities to suffer tremendous trauma, and about reports in the past year of attacks against and abuses of Muslim minorities elsewhere in the country and about intimidation of and threats to the United Nations and other humanitarian workers operating in Rakhine State, and calls upon the Government of Myanmar to protect all civilians from violence, to allow for self-identification, to ensure full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and rapid and unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance without discrimination across Rakhine State and the safe and voluntary return of internally displaced persons to their communities of origin, and to allow freedom of movement for all persons belonging to the Rohingya minority; 11. Expresses concern at the declaration of the Government of Myanmar that all white card identity documents would expire on 31 March 2015, which will deny persons belonging to the Rohingya minority any form of identification and the right to vote, and calls upon the Government to issue identity documents for all current white card holders, without discrimination, including all persons belonging to the Rohingya minority, to ensure equal access to full citizenship and related rights and, while welcoming some measures taken by the Government, encourages it, as well as political and civil society leaders, to facilitate interfaith and intercommunity dialogue, including in Rakhine State, and to undertake full, transparent and independent investigations into all reports of human rights violations and abuses, to address the root causes, to ensure accountability and to bring about reconciliation; 12. Encourages continued efforts towards a durable nationwide ceasefire with ethnic armed groups and towards an all-inclusive political dialogue leading to comprehensive political solutions, emphasizes the importance of the full, equal and effective participation of women, particularly from communities affected by conflict, in all activities related to the prevention and resolution of armed conflict, the maintenance of peace and security and post-conflict peacebuilding, with the objective of achieving lasting peace; expresses concern at the declaration of a state of emergency and the imposition of martial law in the Kokang self-administered zone and at the increased fighting in Shan and Kachin States; and urges the full implementation of existing ceasefire agreements, including for all parties, to protect the civilian population against violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law and for safe, timely, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to be granted to all areas; 13. Welcomes the continued engagement and continued cooperation of the Government of Myanmar with the United Nations, including the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting, co-chaired by the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Resident Coordinator for the United Nations, the International Labour Organization and other international actors, and the progress made towards ending the recruitment and use of child soldiers in Myanmar and the elimination of forced labour, including the Government’s continued commitment to the joint action plan with the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children by the armed forces, and encourages its full implementation and also the implementation of other relevant agreements, including the commitment to end forced labour by 2015; 14. Expresses concern at further delays, while recalling the commitment of the Government of Myanmar to open a country office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, notes the ongoing negotiations and calls upon the Government to promptly establish the office with a full mandate, to specify a process for 3