Activists and Organizations

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Civil society plays a vital role in raising awareness on the situation in Burma. You can create the environment that will convince the UNSC to take appropriate action on Burma. Here are some ideas to get you started, and some examples from what other organizations have done before:

• Write a letter to the UN General Secretary, your President, Prime Minister, and/or your elected representative in Parliament/Congress demanding UNSC action on Burma following the recommendations in the “Threat to Peace” report.

• If you are from a country currently represented at the UNSC, write a letter to your UN Permanent Representative urging that he/she draft a resolution for action in Burma following the recommendations in the “Threat to Peace” report.

• Write a letter to your elected representative urging your government to use its diplomatic weight to work with UNSC members to build support for a binding resolution on Burma, and to make public statements in support of UNSC action.

• Organize petitions addressed to UN General Secretary, your UN Permanent Representative, your President, Prime Minister, and/or your elected representative in Parliament/Congress demanding UNSC action.

• Write an editorial/letter to the editor of your local newspaper demanding UNSC action on Burma following the recommendations in the “Threat to Peace” report.

• Write articles and reports on issues that link your organizations advocacy interest/expertise and the security threats that the "Threat to the Peace" report highlights.

• Issue press releases/statements on the need for UNSC action in Burma.

• If you are from a country currently represented at the UNSC, write a letter to your UN Permanent Representative urging that he/she draft a resolution for action in Burma following the recommendations in the “Threat to Peace” report.

• Organize coffee hours/informational meetings to educate the general public about the situation in Burma.

• Organize panel discussions on the situation in Burma with appropriate experts and exiles from Burma to address the situation in Burma.

• Have local government bodies (eg City Councils) adopt resolutions calling for action on Burma following the recommendations in the “Threat to Peace” report.