London – October 8th & 9th 2005
European Burma Network (EBN) members and observers present at the meeting unanimously welcomed the report: A Threat to The Peace – A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in Burma.
The EBN calls on members of the United Nations Security Council to pass the following resolution proposed in A Threat to the Peace:
Outline the major reasons for the Security Council intervention, focusing on the threat to the peace caused by the major issues described in this report;
Require the Government of Burma to work with the Secretary-General’s office in implementing a plan for national reconciliation and a restoration of a democratically-elected government;
Request the Secretary-General to remain vigorously engaged with the dispute resolution process and require that he report back to the Security Council on a regular basis;
Urge the Government of Burma to ensure the immediate, safe, and unhindered access to all parts of the country for the United Nations and international humanitarian organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable groups of the population, including internally displaced persons;
and Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience in Burma.
The EBN also calls on the European Union and other European countries to support the proposed resolution.
Burma Campaign UK
Burma Center Netherlands
Burma Action Ireland
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Confederazione Italiana Sindicati Lavoratori (CISL ITALY)
Association Swisse Birmanie
Africa-Asia Forum Association – Hungary
The Norwegian Burma Committee
Austria Burma Center
Burma Initiative Asienhaus (Germany)
Burma Bureau Germany
Forum of Burmese in Europe
Info Birmanie (France)
Swedish Burma Committee
Action Birmanie (Belgium)
Solidanosc Polsko-Birmanska (Polish Burma Solidarity)
Danish Burma Committee
Campaign For Democracy In Burma (Finland)