Ezéchiel Nibigira, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi, addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. UN Photo/Cia Pak
Burundi should no longer be on UN Security Council’s agenda, says Foreign Minister
The United Nations Security Council should “have the courage to remove Burundi from its agenda”, Foreign Minister Ezekiel Nibigira said on Saturday, 29 September 2018, from the rostrum of the General Assembly.
Man walking through a flooded rice field. Photo: Nonie Reyes/World Bank
Conflicts and extreme climate change threatens access to food in 39 countries – UN agriculture report
Unrelenting conflict and rapid climate change is continuing to reshape agriculture across the world, and contributing to major food shortages across 39 countries, which continue to rely on help from the United Nations to meet…
OSESG-B director Yewande Odia and colleagues visit an orphanage in Bujumbura on 10 December 2018. UN Photo/Napoleon Viban
Identifying with the host community: OSESG-B visits orphans, street children on Christmas eve
As Burundians warmed up for the holiday season, staff of the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General in Burundi (OSESG-B) conducted a humanitarian outreach on10 December 2018, targeting underprivileged children…
Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Burundi, 28 November 2018. UN Photo
Burundi must take lead in launching inclusive dialogue to end political crisis – UN envoy
The absence of an inclusive political dialogue in Burundi has left country fragile amid the humanitarian, economic and financial difficulties and ongoing security threats, the United Nations Special Envoy there told the…
Special Envoy Michel Kafando in meeting with Heads of UN agencies in Burundi on 23 January 2018. UN Photo/Desiré Ndagijimana
Special Envoy Michel Kafando consults with UN Country Team in Burundi
The Special Envoy of the Secretary General today concluded a weeklong visit to Bujumbura, during which he met with Heads of UN agencies operating in Burundi.
EAC leaders at the 20th Summit meeting in Arusha, 1 February 2019. From left to right, Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), John Magufuli (Tanzania) and Burundi's deputy president Gaston Sindimwo. EAC Photo/Filbert Rweyemamu
EAC receives report on deadlocked Burundi peace talks
The East African Community has acknowledged receipt of a report on the stalled Burundi peace talks holding under aegis of the regional bloc.
UN Refugees Chief Filippo Grandi talks with a woman and her baby from the refugee community during his official visit to Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Kasulu District, western Tanzania, February 7, 2019. Photo: UNHCR/Georgina Goodwin
In Tanzania, UN refugee chief praises ‘regional peacemaker’ role, and efforts to welcome neighbours on the run
The head of the UN Refugee Agency has praised Tanzania for the long-standing welcome it offers hundreds of thousands of refugees, describing it as a “regional peacemaker” in an unstable part of Africa, that deserves more…
Staff of OSESG-B at retreat to lay out plans for 2019. UN Photo/Napoleon Viban
OSESG-B lays out plans for 2019
The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) organized a one-day retreat on Friday, January 25, 2019 at the Lake Tanganyika Club.
UN-AU Joint Task Force reviews Peace and Security in Africa
The Joint Task Force reviewed the situation across the Continent at their 16th Consultative Meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15 February 2019.
Special Envoy Michel Kafando briefs Security Council on the situation in Burundi, 19 Feb 2019. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Inclusive dialogue ‘only viable option’ for resolving country’s political crisis says, UN envoy
An inter-Burundian, inclusive dialogue remains the only viable option for lasting settlement of the political crisis and the holding of elections in 2020 in a peaceful environment, the United Nations Special Envoy for the…
People fleeing in fear of violence in Burundi arrive in Mahama Refugee Camp, Rwanda (Archives). Photo - UNHCR, Kate Holt
UN human rights chief regrets closure of Burundi office following Government pressure
In a statement issued last March 5, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, announced her regret at the closure of the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi – which was set up more than two decades ago – at the…
Partial view of political actors and party representatives at the 5th round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue, Oct 2018
EAC reports conclusion of 5th Round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue
East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 29th October 2018: The 5th Round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue bringing together political parties and political actors in the Burundian conflict concluded on 29 October…