PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
UN SECURITY COUNCIL INTERVENTION IN BURMA (31 October 2005)

That this House warmly welcomes the report Threat to Peace—A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in Burma, commissioned by Desmond Tutu and Vaclav Havel from DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, which finds that Burma meets the criteria for the United Nations Security Council to intervene in the crisis in that country; supports a resolution that would outline the major reasons for the Security Council intervention, focusing on the threat to the peace caused by the regimes; requires the Government of Burma to work with the Secretary-General's office in implementing a plan for national reconciliation and a restoration of a democratically-elected government; requests the Secretary-General to remain engaged with the dispute resolution process and requires that he report to the Security Council on a regular basis: urges the Government of Burma to ensure immediate, safe, and unhindered access to all parts of the country for United Nations and international humanitarian organisations to provide assistance to the most vulnerable groups, including internally displaced persons; calls for the immediate unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience; and calls on the Government to work with UN Security Council members to ensure a resolution in such terms is passed.

Sponsored by:
John Bercow (Speaker)