United Nationalities Federal Council

United Nationalities Federal Council ညီညွတ်သောတိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးများဖက်ဒရယ်ကောင်စီ
Abbreviation	UNFC
Chairman	Nai Hong Sar (since 2017)[1] N'Ban La (2011–2016)
Founded	16 February 2011 (2011-02-16)
Preceded by	Ethnic Nationalities Council
Headquarters	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Armed wing	Federal Union Army
Ideology	Federalism Ethnic minority rights
Member parties	Arakan Army Karenni Army Lahu Democratic Union New Mon State Party Shan State Army - North
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Website
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The United Nationalities Federal Council (Burmese: ညီညွတ်သောတိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးများဖက်ဒရယ်ကောင်စီ; abbreviated UNFC) is a coalition of five opposition groups in Myanmar. In 2011, the council was formed by 11 opposition groups that campaigns for the rights of various ethnic minorities in Myanmar. Six of the UNFC's members have successfully made or are in the process of making peace negotiations and permanent ceasefire agreements with the government. The group's armed wing is the Federal Union Army (FUA).^[1][2]

Membership[]

The UNFC currently has five members.

Ceasefire members[]

• Chin National Front (suspended in November 2015)^[3]
• Karen National Union (resigned in September 2014)^[4]
• Karenni Army
• Lahu Democratic Union
• New Mon State Party
• Pa-O National Organization (suspended in November 2015)
• Shan State Army - North

Non-ceasefire members[]

• Arakan Army
• Kachin Independence Army (resigned in May 2017)
• Ta'ang National Liberation Army (resigned in 2016)
• Wa National Organisation (resigned in May 2017)

Leadership[]

• Chief: Nai Hong Sar (NMSP)
• Vice-chief: Naing Han Tha (NMSP)
• Secretary: Khu Oo Yel (KNPP)
• Co-secretary: U Tun Zaw (ANC)

References[]

External links[]

• UNFC website (Burmese)

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