Security Council Resolution
UN Consideration of the Political Situation in Burma
On January 12, 2007, the United Nations Security Council met to takeaction on a draft resolution calling on Myanmar’s Government to ceasemilitary attacks against civilians in ethnic minority regions and begin asubstantive political dialogue that would lead to a genuine democratictransition. Other provisions of the draft urged the Myanmar Government torespond in a concrete, complete, and timely manner to the Secretary-General’sefforts to fully enable his “good offices mission. It also called on thegovernment to take concrete steps to allow full freedom of expression,association, and movement by unconditionally releasing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi andall political prisoners, lifting all constraints on…
