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Statement by

U Kyaw Zwar Minn Deputy Permanent Representative of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations on Agenda Item 44 and LO7= "Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit: report of the Secretary- General" in the General Debate of the 63'd session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly

New York 23 July2009

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Mr.President, At the outset, delegation ffiY wishes thankthe Secretary-General to for his reporton Implementing Responsibility Protect. the to Takentogether with Secretary presentation 2L July,his reportougines General's on the scope the specific of activities may needto be discussed that duringthe debate.We are confident that by doing so, effectiveprevention and response genocide, crimes, to war ethniccleansing crimesagainst and humanity could ensured. be The concept the responsibility protectoriginates of to from tragedies occurred throughout worldafter the znd the WorldWar.Thesetragedies were occurredin states where nationalgovernments failed to fulfill obligations protect own people. to its Therefore, worldleaders 2005 the in at Millennium Summit agreed whena stateis manifestingly that failing to protect own citizen, international its the community mustact to halt or prevent suchatrocities. Theyalsoagreed that it is a collective obligation andnotan individual to act. right And that obligation not to interuene ratherto take timelyand is but decisive stepsto savehuman liveswhensuchatrocities haveoccurred. It was envisaged international that community obligated act on four is to specified crimesand violations. They are genocide, crimes, war ethnic cleansing crimes and against humanity. accordance the leaders, In with decision 2005, in theirobligation notapply othercalamities as does to such HIV/AIDS, climate change the response natural or to disasters.

Mr.President, The Secretary-General rightlynotedin his reportand presentation has The normcannot usedto be that the R2Phasa clearly scope. delimited of focused prevention on address socialills but ratheris narrowly all genocide, While humanity. war against ethnic cleansing, crimes crimes and prevention at the heartof the concept the R2P, R2P mayinvoke states is of fails. whenprevention rationale intervention international for community of As such,the Secretary in suggest his reportthat the General General Assembly focusattention ways to develop strategyin implementing on R2P to definewhat are to be protected what are not to be In this and context,my delegation wishesto express our view that the General Assembly indeed rightvenue such dialogue. is for the a Mr.President, The Secretary states in that General his reportunderscores all member whichare serious shouldavoidany effort to aboutpreventing atrocities renegotiate a text alreadyagreedby the world leadersin 2005. at Therefore, finally, delegation my wouldlike to statethat we fully agree withthe Secretary-General it is important for General Assembly to now that proposals to determine the United consider how Nations fulfillthe can and world commitments leaders havemade 2005. in you. Thank