Bishop of St Albans asks about internally displaced people in Myanmar

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th September 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Myanmar following recent fighting which led to more than 1,000 Christians fleeing Nam San Yang in Kachin State.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con, Foreign Office): We are aware of the continued vulnerability of religious minorities in Myanmar, including in Kachin state. Although the UK has no political engagement with the military regime, we continue to publicly call for an end to the violence, including in multilateral fora. The UK has co-sponsored a number of UN Human Rights Council resolutions, including one in April, which condemned the regime’s human rights violations and urged an end to discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities. On 21 December 2022 the UK coordinated a landmark UN Security Council Resolution which stressed the need for the protection of minority groups.

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