Topic: 2025 – Situation in Myanmar
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Delegate Name: Krishna Mano
United Nations Special Political Committee
The Situation in Myanmar
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Krishna Mano
City High Middle School
Our world in the status quo is riddled with violent conflicts and high tensions that contribute to a larger problem of global instability. A key example of these tensions lies in Myanmar, with the ongoing civil war between the military junta and various Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) since the coup of 2021 that has left over 82,000 people dead and another 3 million internally displaced. As a nation that has previously experienced similar threats to democratic processes throughout our history, the Democratic Republic of the Congo recognizes the need to support the National Unity Government’s re-ascension to power with legitimate, democratic control over the people of Myanmar. We further emphasize the protection of minority ethnic groups such as the Rohingya people that have historically been persecuted and had their human rights violated by the violent Tatmadaw regime. For both a short-term end to the conflict and long-term stability in the region, the DRC urges member nations to provide humanitarian aid for the innocent civilians affected by this conflict and advocate for democratic governance as opposed to the current unjust authoritarianism.
As an active member of the international legal community, the DRC has taken steps towards denouncing the actions of the junta government and reinstating Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership of the National Unity Government and Myanmar’s populace. Most recently, in December 2024, our nation filed a declaration of intervention in The Gambia v. Myanmar, a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. In our intervention, the DRC, along with 10 other nations, shared our official opposition to the Tatamdaw’s inhumane behavior regarding minority groups and recognized the situation between the junta government and the Rohingya people as a genocide. This widescale international support for the people of Myanmar against the oppressive government that causes many of their woes is vital to enforce long-term democratic and economic stability in the region.
However, while this ICJ case and the many interventions filed by our international partners are still being deliberated, it is paramount that we start taking action immediately through economic and diplomatic blockades against the current illegitimate regime to bolster the validity of the National Unity Government’s political system. The DRC finds it necessary to express support for Aung San Suu Kyi’s resistance movement while taking into account the demands of the EAOs who fight for their individual liberties against today’s tyrannical military government. Furthermore, as a nation that has experienced threats to democracy in the past, the DRC recognizes the importance of ensuring these actions do not infringe upon the sovereignty of any party or righteous actor in Myanmar during their rebuilding process to limit foreign intervention driven by another nation’s self-serving intent. Hence, the DRC urges a prompt international agreement on economic and diplomatic blockades on the Tatmadaw as a whole and the individual members involved, a long-term framework to reintroduce a democratic system of governance, and preventative measures to inhibit any foreign incursions of regional sovereignty. Ultimately, we are in support of swift international cooperation to improve the quality of life for the ethnic minorities who are consistently oppressed and to resolve the situation in Myanmar once and for all.
