CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been appointed as the head of the advisory panel to find lasting solutions to conflict in Rakhine, Myanmar on 24th August 2016
A
Aung San Suu Kyi
B
Kofi Annan
C
U Thant
D
Ban Ki Moon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan was named by Myanmar’s State Counselor’s office as the leader of a nine-member Advisory Commission on Rakhine State to recommend “lasting solutions to complex and delicate issues” in the conflict-torn region.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Advisory Commission on Rakhine State was founded as a neutral and impartial body to propose concrete measures for improving the welfare of all people in Rakhine state. It was composed of six local and three international experts and was chaired by Kofi Annan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Myanmar forces killed thousands of Rohingya and forced over 700, 000 to flee for their lives into Bangladesh. The Special Rapporteur recalled that attacks against the Rohingya did not just happen in August 2017, but over many years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Rohingya who remain in Rakhine State face systematic abuses that amount to the crimes against humanity of apartheid, persecution, and deprivation of liberty. They are confined to camps and villages without freedom of movement, cut off from access to adequate food, health care, education, and livelihoods.

Detailed explanation-5: -The military launched a coup in February 2021 and then cracked down on protests. The opposition formed a shadow government and fighting force, leading to a civil war and humanitarian crisis that could spill over Myanmar’s borders.

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