National Unity Consultative Council
{{Short description|Governmental body in Myanmar}}
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| founders = Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), federal-unit and nationalities-based consultative councils
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| focus = To build a federal democratic union in Myanmar
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The National Unity Consultative Council ({{langx|my|အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးအတိုင်ပင်ခံကောင်စီ}}; NUCC) is an advisory body of the National Unity Government of Myanmar. Formed in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat, the NUCC seeks to overthrow the military dictatorship and build a federal democratic union in Myanmar through collective leadership, political dialogue, and coordination.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-16 |title=Announcement of the National Unity Consultative Council – NUCC |url=https://www.womenofburma.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/NUCC-Statement-En.pdf |website=National Unity Consultative Council}}{{Cite web |last=Oo |first=Shwe Yee |date=2023-02-14 |title='Union Spirit' key to winning Myanmar's war |url=https://asiatimes.com/2023/02/union-spirit-key-to-winning-myanmars-war/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Asia Times |language=en-US}} NUCC is a historic alliance of ethnic armed organizations and the Bamar majority, and is considered one of the most inclusive in modern Burmese history.{{Cite web |title=A New Myanmar Forum Aims to Unite Democratic Forces |url=https://www.usip.org/publications/2021/11/new-myanmar-forum-aims-unite-democratic-forces |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104070621/https://www.usip.org/publications/2021/11/new-myanmar-forum-aims-unite-democratic-forces |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=United States Institute of Peace |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-05 |title=Myanmar's National Unity Consultative Council: A Vision of Myanmar's Federal Future |url=https://fulcrum.sg/myanmars-national-unity-consultative-council-a-vision-of-myanmars-federal-future/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=FULCRUM |language=en-US}}
History
28 political institutions, including the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs), federal-unit and nationalities-based consultative councils formed the NUCC on 8 March 2021. NUCC published a two-part Federal Democratic Charter on 31 March 2021 as a precursor to replace the military-drafted 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, which was abolished by CRPH that same day.{{Cite web |title=NUCC outlines goals as it seeks to widen membership |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/nucc-outlines-goals-as-it-seeks-to-widen-membership |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Myanmar NOW |language=en}} On 16 April 2021, it formed the National Unity Government (NUG).
In May and September 2022, the government of Malaysia, an ASEAN member-state, called for ASEAN to formally engage with NUCC and NUG in the face of intransigence from Myanmar's ruling military junta.{{Cite news |date=2022-09-19 |title=Myanmar crisis: Malaysia reiterates its position for Asean to engage NUG, NUCC |work=New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/832823/myanmar-crisis-malaysia-reiterates-its-position-asean-engage-nug-nucc}}{{Cite web |title=Malaysian FM: ASEAN's Myanmar envoy welcomes informal talks with NUG, NUCC |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/asean-nug-05112022194116.html |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Radio Free Asia |date=11 May 2022 |language=en}} In December 2022, the American government passed the BURMA Act, which explicitly expresses the government's support of and authorises assistance to NUCC, NUG, and other pro-democracy advocates aiming to restore civilian rule.{{Cite web |title=US Senate passes defence bill authorising sanctions against Myanmar military and aid for opposition |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/us-senate-passes-defence-bill-authorising-sanctions-against-myanmar-military-and-aid-for |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Myanmar NOW |language=en}} In response, the military junta issued a statement dubbing the law an interference in Myanmar's internal affairs, and encroachment of the country's sovereignty.{{Cite web |title=US Burma Act Uplifts the Resistance Movement in Myanmar |url=https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/us-burma-act-uplifts-the-resistance-movement-in-myanmar/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=thediplomat.com |language=en-US}}
Representatives
NUCC representatives include the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), a legislative body representing deposed lawmakers elected by the 2020 Myanmar general election, eight ethnic armed organizations, including the Karen National Union (KNU), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), and the Chin National Front (CNF), and five ethnic-based consultative councils representing the Kachin, Chin, Karenni, Mon, and Palaung peoples.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-11-19 |title=NUCC consists of eight EAOs including the KNPP » Myanmar Peace Monitor |url=https://mmpeacemonitor.org/en/308971/nucc-consists-of-eight-eaos-including-the-knpp/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Myanmar Peace Monitor |language=en-US}} Ethnic-based political parties, civil society organizations and civil disobedience groups were also founding members.
Members
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|+ ! !Organizations !Abbreviation !Type |
| 1
|Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw |CRPH | rowspan="2" |Elected members of parliament |
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|Members of Parliament Union |MPU |
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|Democratic Party for a New Society |DPNS |Political party |
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|Anti-coup Forces Coordination Committee – Mandalay |AFCC | rowspan="16" |Civil society organizations, including unions, women, youths and minorities concerned groups, CDM organizations against dictatorship, and mass movement strike organizations |
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|Critical Movement |CM |
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|Myanmar Labour Alliance |LA |
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|General Strike Coordination Body |GSCB |
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|General Strike Committee (Basic and Higher Education) |GSCBHE |
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|General Strike Committee |GSC |
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|General Strike Collaboration Committee |GSCC |
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|General Strike Committee of Nationalities |GSCN |
| 12
|88 Generation Peace and Open Society |88 |
| 13
|Myanmar Teachers Federation |MTF |
| 14
|Technological Teachers Federation |TTF |
| 15
|Women’s League of Burma |WLB |
| 16
|Monywa People’s Strike Steering Committee |MPSSC |
| 17
|Synergy Social Harmony Organization |SSHO |
| 18
|Women’s Peace Network |WPN |
| 19
|Women Advocacy Coalition – Myanmar |WAC-M |
| 20
|Karenni National Progressive Party |KNPP | rowspan="3" |Ethnic resistance organizations |
| 21
|KNU |
| 22
|All Burma Students' Democratic Front |ABSDF |
| 23
|Interim Chin National Consultative Council |ICNCC | rowspan="5" |Interim State, Federal, Ethnic Representative Committees |
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|MSFC |
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|Karenni State Consultative Council |KSCC |
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|Pa-O National Federal Council |PNFC |
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|Ta'ang Political Consultative Council |TPCC |
See also
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