Summary: "The present report, submitted pursuant to paragraph 21 of General Assembly resolution 67/233 , covers the period from 25 August 2012 to 10 August 2013. During that period, Myanmar witnessed dramatic changes as the reform measures initiated in 2011 continued to be pursued through the building of new institutions and the enactment of new laws in active sessions of the national parliament and regional assemblies, while steady progress was ach ieved in national reconciliation through negotiations with erstwhile ethnic armed groups and encouragement of the voluntary return and resettlement of displaced p opulations. The Government carried out a series of reform measures aimed at transforming the economy into an increasingly market-oriented economy, opened new sector s to foreign investment and trade and introduced measures to ensure greater transparency and to combat corruption. As the country?s engagements with the outside world expanded widely, new challenges arose. The increased communal tensions and violent incidents around the country raised doubts as to whether they could undermine the reform process under way. The United Nations continued its wi de-ranging engagement with and provision of support to Myanmar"