News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

2 February 2013 –Burundi's contribution for peace and stability in Somalia as well as its offer to help Mali are really appreciated and applauded by the United Nations, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs today said. Speaking to the press in Gitega (center of Burundi) after an audience…

13 February 2013 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Burundi for another year to support peace and long-term development in the country, as well as to redouble efforts to tackle corruption and allow people the freedom to organize ahead of the…

19 February 2013 – The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) has invited all Burundi political actors for a workshop set for March 11-13 to draw lessons from the 2010 electoral process and to discuss "elements for a credible road map towards the organization of inclusive, transparent, free and…

Government of Burundi to implement road map for elections with UN and international partners' support, says Minister 13 March 2013 – The Government of Burundi on Wednesday called for the support of the United Nations and international partners to implement a "road map for 2015 elections" adopted by…

11 March 2013 – The United Nations Secretary-General today commended Burundian political actors' commitment to dialogue as all political parties met in the country's capital, Bujumbura, for the first time since 2010, to discuss issues related to the electoral process. "This meeting marks another…

08 April 2013 – Marking the 19th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Burundi, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, has warned against ethnic-based exclusion and highlighted the importance of unity in helping overcome divergences. In a ceremony held on…

11 April 2013 – BNUB Public Information unit handed over to Burundi media houses and organizations copies of the manual "Media Coverage of Judiciary issues" published in partnership with National Communication Council (CNC), Burundian Press Observatory (OPB). During the ceremony at Maison de la…

03 May 2013 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region today held talks in Kirundo (north) with Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza on the implementation of the Peace Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region. Mary…

17 May 2013 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Burundi welcomes the organization of a workshop from 22 to 25 May in Kayanza (north of Burundi), under the auspices of the Government of Burundi, on the revision of the Electoral Code and encourages all political…

Consensus and impartial code of conduct to favor preparation of 2015 elections in peaceful climate and trust, SRSG says 23 May 2013 – Consensus between all political parties and actors over legal (normative) and administrative electoral related issues as well as an impartial electoral code will…

5 June 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret that a new media law in Burundi was promulgated with provisions that may have a negative impact on the freedom of the press. In statement issued by his spokesperson in New York, the Secretary-General emphasized that the right to…

24 June 2013 – On the first day of his visit to Burundi, the Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission - Burundi Configuration, Paul Seger reiterated international community's support to Burundi as well as the need for the Government to undertake the announced institutional and political…