Statement on UNSC from European Burma Network (EBN) Meeting

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)

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