13th AKO National Biennial General Meeting statement

17 October 20262 min read

The Australia Karen Organisation Inc. (AKO) Held Its 13th National General Meeting and Election on 3-5 October 2026. Representatives were in attendance. Further to the Biennial Election and arising discussions,the following resolutions were made unanimously:

To reaffirm and uphold the Karen Four Slogans of peaceful demand and Saw Ba Oo Gyi's Four Principles until the Karen national and political objectives are achieved.
To support the Karen Revolution by all political and moral means, with the accomplishment of the Karen national objectives of equality and genuine Federal Union with Self-determination.
To denounce the illegitimate government of Myanmar which resulted from the shame elections of 2025-2026, and which opposes the stance of the National Unity Government of Myanmar. We accordingly strongly urge the International Community, authorities and intergovernmental organisations to not recognise the military junta as a lawful government.
To commend the Australia Senate Inquiry initiated in November 2025, into the state of democracy in Myanmar, the ongoing human right violations and the barriers to restoring and inclusive civilian government, which in its Report of eleven (11) recommendations, has urged for stronger national and international action.
To call on the Australia Government and International Community to address the dire humanitarian crisis and unprecedented displacement of Karen and ethnic minority refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, through increased funding and provision of aid for the basis needs for food, shelter, security, and medical treatment through trusted partners.
To exhort all Karen Resistance Groups to unite in the fight against the Myanmar military dictatorship, with a view to collectively sustaining our Karen national goal and achieving our political destination.