Topic: The Situation in Myanmar
Country: Equatorial Guinea
Delegate Name: Vipul Adusumilli
School: Forest Hills Eastern High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Equatorial Guinea position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
The situation of the Rohingya people in Myanmar is alarming. According to recent statistics, 680,000 Rohingyas are refugees in Bangladesh and some 176,000 Rohingya suffer from severe food insecurity. Myanmar, roughly 88% buddhist, has been persecuting the Rohingya, a muslim ethnic group, unfairly. The United Nations General Assembly has repeatedly called on the Burmese Military Junta to respect human rights and in November 2009 the General Assembly adopted a resolution "strongly condemning the ongoing systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms" and calling on the Burmese Military Regime "to take urgent measures to put an end to violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.” The Rohingyas have been dying at refugee camps due to lack of food, water, and sanitation.
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea has expressed real concern about the delicate humanitarian situation of the Rohingya people due to the excessive use of military force against the State of Rakhine, which has caused a conflict that the Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea has defined as "humanitarian crisis". Equatorial Guinea has highlighted poverty as an "important source of instability and conflict" and has called on Myanmar authorities to look for active ways to find an "immediate" solution to the crisis faced by the population of Rohingya origin. We have also called for "peaceful coexistence among all ethnic and religious communities in the Rakhine State" and have valued the need to intensify and promote activities that prevent the progression of violence, restore law and order throughout the country, create favorable socio-economic conditions and solve the refugee problem.
Equatorial Guinea has supported efforts to promote interreligious interaction in this country that involves spiritual leaders of all religions and has called for "constructive dialogue at all levels", convinced that, with the support and assistance of the international community, Bangladesh and Myanmar will be able to continue to improve the situation and find ways to solve the problem through peaceful negotiation. Equatorial Guinea would also like to urge nations to assist the Rohingya people in humanitarian aid by setting up or donating to refugee camps, as they currently lack resources.
