Special Adviser for Myanmar Vijay Nambiar. UN Photo/Paulo
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By UN News
August 25, 2014
The United Nations Special Adviser for Myanmar today wrapped
up a visit to the country during which he visited Rakhine state to see
first-hand the progress made to provide aid to local communities, as well as
actions being taken to address underlying causes of recent violence.
This was the eighth visit to Myanmar in the past year for
Vijay Nambiar, who took part as an observer at a meeting on national
reconciliation between the Government and ethnic armed groups – the first of
its kind held in the country.
“On behalf of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nambiar called on
all involved to take a leap of faith and to set aside all narrow agendas in the
common interest of peace and a unified Myanmar,” UN spokesperson Stéphane
Dujarric.
Several waves of clashes between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and
Rohingya Muslims, the first of which occurred in June 2012, have affected
hundreds of thousands of families in Rakhine.
During his visit, Mr. Nambiar met with the President,
Foreign Minister, and other senior officials, and also spoke with diplomats and
members of political parties, representatives of ethnic armed groups, civil
society, aid agencies, women and youth organizations.
He spoke about the reform and democratization process,
development and strengthening the cooperation between communities and ethnic
groups, and underlined the UN’s commitment to support Myanmar as it proceeds
with reforms.
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