UN Conference on Rohingya and Minorities in Myanmar

The Situation of the the Rohingya and other Minorities: UNGA Resolution A/RES/79/182 of 19 December 2024 - Article 36

          36. Decides to hold a high-level conference, at the earliest possible time in 2025, on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and

          other minorities in Myanmar, within existing resources, inviting relevant stakeholders, including Member States, international

          and regional organizations, specialized agencies and civil society, to review the overall crisis and share perspectives on the

          situation on the ground in order to propose a comprehensive, innovative, concrete and time-bound plan for a sustainable

          resolution of the crisis, including the voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, and requests the

          President of the General Assembly to finalize the organizational arrangements for the high-level conference by the first quarter

          of 2025, in consultation with Member States;

Letter dated 30 December 2024 to UN Member States from PGA HE Philomén Yang

Letter dated 19 March 2025 to UN Member States from PGA HE Philomén Yang

Draft Resolution UNGA A/79/4767 by PGA on modalities for the HLC on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities

Resolution 79/278 adopted on 25 March 2025 by the UNGA on the Modalities for the HLC .  The voting was 141 in favour, 0 against, 10 abstentions and 42 non-participating.

UN Webcast of the Meeting. This runs from 02.54.00 to 03.36.40. Abstentions recorded by Belarus, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, India,  Lebanon, Mongolia, Russia and Zimbabwe. Differing voting patterns on the 3 draft Russian amendments, The main criticisms from Russia, China and Belarus were lack of consultation in the drafting process, the apparent exclusion of the Nay Pyi Taw Government from participation in the Conference and the inclusion solely for political gain of extraneous material on human rights issues in a Resolution supposedly concerned only with the modalities of the coming Conference.

Statement by HE Mr Kyaw Moe Tun at the UNGA meeting on 25 March 2025

Statement by Edward Heartney, US Minister Counselor to ECOSOC, at the UNGA meeting on 25 March 2025

UN Press Release of 25 March 2025 on the adoption of Resolution 79/278, with some detail about country positions.

UN Civil Society Statement on accreditation for non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations , academic institutions and think tanks - 15 May 2025.

Commentary

Who will speak for the Rohingya in New York? Shafiur Rahman: Rohingya Refugee News - 26 April 2025