News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

February 03, 2011_An independent United Nations expert today welcomed the adoption of the law on setting up Burundi's national human rights body and urged the authorities to set it up without delay. Fatsah Ouguergouz, the…

December 31, 2010_United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Karin Landgren ( Sweden) as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB). The…

Bujumbura, February 16, 2011_Chairman of the United Nations Peace Consolidation Commission for Burundi Paul R. Seger arrived here on Tuesday for a four-day visit to pursue the commission commitment, a press release from the…

February 21, 2011_Western envoys in Burundi have urged the government to protect albinos from organ traffickers who trade their lucrative body parts for use as potent ingredients for magic charms. The security of albinos is…

Bujumbura, February 21, 2011_Chairman of the United Nations Peace Consolidation Commission (UNPCC) for Burundi Paul R. Seger on Wednesday hailed the steps Burundi has reached in good governance. The UN official made the…

February 25, 2011_The Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and President of the UN Peace-building Commission (PBC), Amb. Paul Seger paid a one-day working visit to the EAC Headquarters today and held…

March 07, 2011_One hundred years ago, when the world first commemorated International Women's Day, gender equality and women's empowerment were largely radical ideas. On this centenary, we celebrate the significant progress…