Topic: 2025 – Situation in Myanmar
Country: Poland
Delegate Name: Elouise Kampfschulte-Geary
Committee: Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SpecPol)
Topic: 2025-The Situation in Myanmar
Country: Poland
Delegate name: Elouise Kampfschulte-Geary
School: City High Middle School
The conflict in Myanmar and severe humanitarian crisis following the military coup in 2021 is ongoing, and Poland has pledged full support to the nation since before the civil crisis. Poland has had established diplomatic relations with Myanmar since 1955, but after the Polish uprising against communist rule in 1988, the connections between the two countries became practically inactive. Poland has fully supported Myanmar since their reforms began, and has been a priority country of Polish development policy since 2016.
The Polish Reform Mission to Myanmar began in 2011 and is the Polish initiative to provide support for Myanmar in its political and economic transformation where they provide expertise from experience in transitioning from a communist government to a democracy. As an aid to their transition, the Polish Aid Project was signed to support the training of journalists in Myanmar to foster free public media. Poland also provides Myanmar with health and educational assistance by giving students scholarships to study in Poland and access to all levels of education and quality healthcare programs which prioritize women and children, all critical during their humanitarian crisis. Poland has engaged in timber trade with Myanmar since 2021, and many lawmakers and EU officials have urged the country to make import regulations stricter and increase their scrutiny of firms providing the timber, or to completely cut off the engagement, since it financially supports the military junta who has occupied Myanmar since the same year the imports started.
Having gone through the same steps of independence, Poland could do even more to respond to the conflicts and harsh conditions in Myanmar. Cutting off timber imports while supporting their already standing programs with more funding would weaken the military coup, and strengthen the people in Myanmar. Continuing to call for a peaceful resolution, such as those led by ASEAN, would not only encourage the action of it happening, but also improve Poland’s image among other UN countries and give Poland more status to continue aiding Myanmar.
