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Steering Committee for the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Myanmar In-Country Working Group meets for the first time

The inaugural Steering Committee meeting.
The inaugural Steering Committee meeting.

The inaugural Steering Committee meeting of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) Myanmar In-Country Working Group was held at MCRB on 18 May 2018, co-chaired by the UK Embassy and TOTAL, and attended by 16 VPI members and observers including government, company and NGO representatives. 

The Committee discussed issues raised in the Scoping Report, which they approved. The Committee finalised a list of proposed activities for 2018. Members also shared information about their VPSHR related activity in-country and engaging relevant stakeholders.

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The meeting was an opportunity to learn more about Myanmar’s plans to introduce a new law to regulate private security companies.

On 22 Nov 2019, members of the Myanmar In-Country Steering Committee on the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) made an introductory call on the Myanmar Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.

The workshop was co-hosted by MCRB in its capacity as Secretariat to the in-country Steering Group of the VPSHR.

Around 30 participants, mostly from civil society organisations from Mandalay and Sagaing Regions, Karen, Kayah, and Eastern and Southern Shan States, discussed concerns about community-company relations and security issues related to mining.

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