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WAO-USA-11/20/2011- An emergency meeting of World Arakanese Organization (WAO) U.S.A. Branch successfully held by its 11 attendees of Central Executive Committee. The purpose agenda of teleconference had discussed about how to assist an Arakanese fire victims from Mum Pra and Mre Pone Township, Arakan.

During the three weeks of November, the fire broke out across the Arakan.  On November 1, 2011, 112 houses bunt down in Kyouk Ni Maw Village, Ram Bray Township. Mum Pra market was consumed by fire. There was at least 685 shops  out of over 1000 shops ( three line of five long building) burnt down  by fire on November 12, 2011 according to the recent information from Ven. U Nya Na, one of the famous monks of Arakan. In Mrauk U, 3 houses and 4 Video houses were destroyed by fire on November 17, 2011.  And 2 houses were fired in Taman Tha Village in Moung Taw Township on November 18, 2011. A fire consumed the 146 houses in Sittara Village in Mre Pone Township on November 19, 2011.

As the first step of donation, WAO-USA approved to offer $2500, which allocated from WAO-USA’s emergency relief fund, for Arakanese fire victims. And WAO-USA’s members have planned to get donation as fundraising from sympathizers who live in USA.

Recently, WAO-USA has urged to all donors who are willing to do as a meritorious deed and please contact to following persons:

1)      U U Sein Tun    Tel: 650-387-6894   San Francisco

2)      U Khine Kyaw Khine  Tel: 602-349-6170  Arizona

3)      Ko Thein Tun Zan    Tel: 919-618-8505   North Carolina

4)      Ko Kyaw Htoo Aung  Tel: 617-435-4153  Illinois

5)      Ko Zaw Zaw Tun   Tel: 646-203-3338 New York City

Source: WAO-USA

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19 November 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today challenged the Asia and Pacific region to assume global leadership on issues of international concern, including climate change, sustainable development, access to food and energy, human rights and the empowerment of women.

“Now is the moment for Asia, and ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] in particular, to step into a truly global role,” Mr. Ban told a news conference on the margins of the ASEAN summit in Bali, Indonesia.

“To the assembled leaders, I said the world needs your help, your leadership. The world needs Asia to fully engage on the great challenges of our day.”

He welcomed the Joint Declaration on a Comprehensive Partnership between the United Nations and ASEAN signed today in Bali, saying it builds on a strong foundation and introduces new avenues of cooperation, including mechanisms for more regularized communication and common action.

“We should be able to discuss the widest range of issues, including those that are difficult and most sensitive,” Mr. Ban said in his address to the ASEAN summit earlier. The UN and ASEAN have a shared stake in helping Myanmar advance towards democracy, he added.

He said sustainable development is the “number one imperative” of the partnership between the UN and ASEAN, noting that Asia understands the interconnection between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health and food and nutrition security.

Yesterday, Mr. Ban met with the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, and two leaders discussed issues related to the border dispute between that country and Thailand, as well as human rights and good governance.

Mr. Ban voiced his hope that the UN-ASEAN partnership will continue to grow under Cambodia's leadership of the association next year.

On the UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), the Secretary-General urged the Government to respect and support the independence of the judicial process, and maintain full cooperation with the court.

Set up under an agreement signed in 2003 by the UN and the Cambodian Government, the ECCC is an independent court that uses a mixture of Cambodian staff and judges and foreign personnel.

It is tasked with trying those deemed most responsible for crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979 during which as many as two million people are thought to have died.

Source: UN News Service

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Prime Minister Thein Sein of Myanmar

19 November 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with the President of Myanmar, Thein Sein, and welcomed the ongoing political and economic reform effort in the Asian country, including the recent measures to advance national dialogue and reconciliation.

During the meeting, on the sidelines of the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bali, Indonesia, Mr. Ban also welcomed the response that the positive steps have generated from other stakeholders in Myanmar, including pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

The meeting between the Secretary-General and Mr. Thein coincided with the decision by ASEAN regarding the resumption of Myanmar's chairmanship of the association in 2014.

Mr. Ban encouraged all parties in Myanmar to seize the historic opportunity to build on the latest measures through an inclusive and broad-based political process to strengthen national unity and set the reform process on an irreversible course to fulfil the promises made to the people of Myanmar.

The Secretary-General and Mr. Thein also discussed ways in which the international community and the United Nations can further encourage and support the Government and people of Myanmar in their efforts towards democracy, peace and development.

Source: UN News Service

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WAO-USA-11/5/2011- A successful teleconference of World Arakanese organization (WAO) U.S.A. Branch was held by attendees who were participating from different states of U.S.A. There were joining by Telephone 26 persons including U Tun Won, Patron of WAO, and Dr. Aye Chan, President of WAO and Patron of WAO-USA, in the meeting.

Meeting attendees are:

1)      U Tun Won   North Carolina

2)      Dr. Aye Chan Minnesota

3)      U Sein Tun  California

4)      U Khine Kyaw Khine  Arizona

5)      Moung Thein Tun Zan  North Carolina

6)      U Khaing Taw Rai Texas

7)      Moung Khaing Tun New York

8)      Daw Hla Than Wae  Virginia

9)      Moung Zaw Zaw Htun  New York

10)   Moung Kyaw Kyaw Won  New York

11)   Mi Cho Cho Oo  North Carolina

12)   Moung Kyaw Htoo Aung  Illinois

13)   Moung Kyaw Mun Sein  Texas

14)   Moung Ran Aung  Washington D.C

15)   Moung Saw Khaing  New York

16)   Moung Baram  New York

17)   Daw Kyu Kyu California

18)   U Saw Wae Zan California

19)   Moung Taint Wae  New York

20)   U Tun Shwe Hawaii

21)   Moung Thant Zun  Tennessee

22)   Moung Ba Moung  New York

23)   Moung Aung Zaw Moe  New York

24)   Moung Zaw Zaw  Hawaii

25)   Daw Kyi Kyi Zan California

26)   Daw Khin Khin Kyi  California

An agenda of teleconference made “Refreshed Election” accordance with WAO’s constitution. During the meeting, elected ceremony speakers U Tun Won and Dr. Aye Chan delivered the opening speech and U Sein Tun, President of WAO-USA, undertook as master of ceremony and announced meeting agendas.

The both leaders U Tun Won and Dr. Aye Chan shortly spoke as an encouragement suggestion and master of ceremony declared all Central Executive Committee (CEC) members no longer their responsibility of WAO-USA. As first, all attendees democratically nominated the 14 CEC members for next Two years term. And secondly, they were unanimous in their election of position of CEC.

WAO-USA’s Newly Elected Patron and CEC

Petron

1)      U Tun Won  Patron

2)      Dr. Aye Chan Patron

Central Executive Committee

1)      U Sein Tun   President

2)      U Tun Shwe  Vice President

3)      Moung Thein Tun Zan  Secretary

4)      Moung Kyaw Kyaw Won Joint Secretary (1)

5)      Daw Hla Than Wae  Joint Secretary (2)

6)      Daw Hla Than Wae  In charge of Finance

7)      Daw Kyu Kyu          2^nd in charge of Finance

8)      Moung Kyaw Htoo Aung  In charge of Audit

9)      Moung Baram                 2^nd in charge of Audit

10)   U Khine Kyaw Khine  In charge of Publicity and Information

11)   Moung Zaw Zaw Tun  2^nd in charge of Publicity and Information (1)

12)   Moung Taint Wae  2^nd in charge of Publicity and Information (2)

13)   U Saw Wae Zan  In charge of Organizing

14)   Moung Ba Moung  2^nd in charge of Organization (1)

15)   U Khaing Taw Rai  2^nd in charge of Organization (2)

All attendees had been discussing all the current issues of Arakanese social affairs and Dr. Aye Chan, Moung Kyaw Htoo Aung and Moung Zaw Zaw Tun explained in detail their format activities and they are supposed to take action for current major issue. Teleconference of time performed six hours-started and ended from 6 pm to 12 pm Pacific Standard Time.

Source: WAO-USA

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The visit by Vijay Nambiar is at the invitation of the Government, according to a statement issued by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson.

It comes amid ongoing dialogue between the Government and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate who was held under house arrest for much of the past 20 years before being released last November, as well as the negotiations between the authorities and ethnic groups.

It also follows the release earlier this month of a significant number of detainees, a move welcomed by Mr. Ban, who said he hoped the Government will ensure the early release of all political prisoners, consistent with its commitment to uphold fundamental rights and the rule of law.A new Government was established in Myanmar seven months ago, and more recently the country has received a series of high-level bilateral visits.

A new Government was established in Myanmar seven months ago, and more recently the country has received a series of high-level bilateral visits. In addition, President Thein Sein has made a pledge for Myanmar to “catch up with the changing world.”

Mr. Nambiar, who is Mr. Ban’s Chief of Staff as well as Special Adviser for Myanmar, will hold meetings in Naypyitaw and Yangon with the Government, as well as political parties, civil society organizations and other key players, in carrying out the Secretary-General’s good offices mandate.

Source: UN News Service

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