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<p>The British Government played a central role in the Presidential Statement on Rakhine
agreed by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 6 November. The Statement calls, among
other things, for the safe return of the Rohingya refugees to Rakhine, a transparent
investigation of human rights violations, including those of sexual violence, as well
as cooperation of the Government of Burma with UN organisations and access for humanitarian
and media organisations to Rakhine. The Statement also calls on the Government of
Burma to address the root causes of the conflict, including through the implementation
of the Rakhine Advisory Commission recommendations.</p><p>This comes as a result
of several weeks of British Government activity at the UN Security Council. We have
raised Burma four times since 25 August. On 13 September we secured the first agreed
UNSC press statement on Burma in eight years. On 28 September we instigated the first
open session of the Security Council on Burma in almost a decade. The Security Council
then discussed Burma on 13 October. We will continue to work to ensure continuing
P5 unity on the gravity of the situation in Burma.</p>
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