Burma Democratic Concern today called for Ban Ki Moon and world leaders to take proactive action decisively by setting out clear deadlines and benchmarks to solve Burma crisis.
Ban Ki Moon and United Nations must force the Burmese junta to open the doors for all reliefs and rehabilitation works, demand to grant visas for international aid workers, expertise, logistical experts and ask to allow the US, UK and France naval ships to carry out humanitarian assistance mission.
Ban Ki Moon should recognize that Burmese junta is not trustworthy and make sure to give clear message that they will be held accountable for crime against humanity if they continue to block aid in and not fully cooperate with international community. If regime fails to co-operate with the international community, they must face consequences.
Junta has wasted three weeks so far. Difficulties of in land access to Irrawaddy delta highly demanded on helicopters, boats and ships to deliver the emergency aid. Relief and rehabilitation must be carried out very comprehensively on time and larger scale operation should be on the ground by now.
Ban Ki Moon must not fall for the regime’s delaying and small scale concession tactics and must try his best to be mission accomplished. The plight of the people who lost their lives in 1988 uprising, 1996 student demonstrations, 1998 student demonstration, 2003 Depeyin massacre, 2007 Saffron revolution, the plight of the political prisoners and the plight of the fifty million people who have been suffering nearly half the century have long been untouched by the world.
Human rights abuses and humanitarian crises have been happening in Burma and long overdue to solve. But still, there is no binding resolution of Unite Nation Security Council on Burma to take effective action to stop killing its own people, to stop arresting and torturing political dissidents and to press to honour the 1990 election result in which Aung San Suu Kyi’s party win the landslide victory.
But at this time, Ban Ki Moon must make sure not to come back empty handed and fall under the trap of military junta. Humanitarian crisis is happening in Burma for nearly half the century and he should take this golden opportunity to solve Burma’s longstanding crisis.
Ban Ki Moon and international community must remember that Burmese junta killed thousands of people including students, Buddhist monks, women and children regardless of religion or race to cling on power and now 2.5 million people of cyclone Nargis victims of all races are at risk of dying due to the negligence of the regime and refuse to allow international expertises. Clock is ticking. United Nations must put people’s lives first.
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