Mario Silva moved, — Whereas, the military junta currently ruling Burma (Myanmar) has put their own power above the wellbeing of their citizens
And whereas, the suffering of the Burmese people is even more severe in the wake of recent natural disasters
And whereas, a fundamental principle of international human rights is the responsibility of each government to protect their own population
And whereas, the military junta currently ruling Burma (Myanmar) is unable and unwilling to adequately deal with the humanitarian needs of its population at this time
And whereas, the military junta currently ruling Burma (Myanmar) has severely restricted the ability of international aid workers to operate in Burma to help alleviate the terrible suffering there
And whereas, there are reports that the military junta currently ruling Burma (Myanmar) is using humanitarian aid to their own population as a means of propping up their own regime through the upcoming referendum
Be it resolved that the Subcommittee condemn the refusal of the Burmese military junta now in power to allow humanitarian aid into the country to assist the victims of the recent disaster, and that it urge the military junta to open the doors to international aid, supplies and humanitarian aid workers.