Special Representative visits Myanmar to strengthen its cooperation with UN

December 17, 2017

Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten visited Myanmar from 14-12-2017 to 17-12-2017.

During her visit to Nay Pyi Taw on 14-12-2017 and 15-12-2017, she paid a courtesy call on the State Counsellor and met with the Union Minister for Home Affairs, the Union Minister for Union Government Office, the Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, the Inspector-General of Myanmar Armed Forces, the President of Women’s Affairs Federation, separately.

In Yangon on 16-12-2017, she met with the Chairman and members of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, and U Tun Myat, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and member of the Advisory Board of the Committee for Implementation of the Recommendations on Rakhine State.

 She also met with the UN Country Team, members of the Diplomatic Corps and representatives of the International Non-governmental Organizations, separately.

During her meetings with the State Counsellor and the Union Ministers, they discussed wide range of matters inter alias providing technical assistance on promotion and protection of women’s rights, providing psychological support to affected people in conflict, providing capacity training on protection of women.

The Special Representative stated that she visited Myanmar not for conducting investigations into the alleged acts of sexual violence in conflict but for finding ways and means to provide technical assistance and capacity building training and to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and Myanmar in these areas.

The Special Representative left Yangon by air in the morning of 17 December 2017.

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