A young Burundian refugee completes an exercise on a blackboard at Jugudi Primary School in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Kigoma Province, north-west Tanzania (February 2019). UNHCR/Farha Bhoyroo
Burundi election countdown amid ‘deteriorating’ human rights situation
Two months ahead of Burundi’s planned local and presidential elections, senior UN-appointed independent rights investigators have urged the Government to reopen the “democratic, civil and political space” there.
From home, OSESG-B staff on self-quarantine join colleagues in weekly COVID-19 briefing via VCT, 18 March 2020. Photo: UN/Napoleon Viban
OSESG-Burundi joins fight to rein in COVID-19
Like elsewhere in the UN system worldwide, staff of the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Burundi (OSESG-B) are currently on full alert against the marauding Corona virus.
OSESG-B engineers battle flood waters from Lake Tanganyika, 13 May 2020. UN/Napoleon Viban
OSESG-B moves units, equipment as water levels rise in Lake Tanganyika
Commuters in Bujumbura, especially on Avenue de la Plage have for close to a month now stopped and stared in awe, as the waters of Lake Tanganyika rise to levels not seen in years.
WHO representative to Burundi Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo (2nd left) during the official launch of mother and child week in 2019. Photo: WHO Burundi
WHO seeking further details on staff expulsion from Burundi
The World Health Organization (WHO) was on Thursday seeking to clarify why authorities in Burundi have expelled its top official in the country and three other staff members, the UN agency’s Regional Director for Africa told…
AU and UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections. Photo UNICEF/UNI180029/Colfs
AU and UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections
Ahead of presidential and local elections in Burundi on Wednesday, the African Union (AU) Commission and the United Nations (UN) urged the authorities to provide a safe and secure environment for citizens to cast their votes.
Burundi needs more than a new President to break the cycle of violence, say UN investigators
Geneva (14 July 2020) – After a campaign period marked by numerous cases of arbitrary detention and even some executions of members of Burundi’s main opposition party CNL (National Freedom Council), as well as numerous…
Benjamin William Mkapa opening 5th round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue, 26 October 2018. Photo: UN/Kassimi Bamba
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of the former President of Tanzania Benjamin William Mkapa
The Secretary-General is deeply saddened to learn of the death of former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Benjamin William Mkapa.
Doudou Diene, President of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi. Photo UN
UN report: Human rights violations continue in Burundi under new Government
UN-appointed investigators have issued fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity in Burundi, since the death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, who ran for a third term in 2015, in a move deemed by…
President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi addresses virtual general debate of the UN General Assembly's 75th session. Photo UN/Evan Schneider
At UN Assembly, President of Burundi rejects diplomatic aggression against his country
The “indiscriminate consequences” of the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of multilateralism and how the world handles global challenges and contradictions, the President of Burundi told world leaders…
UN Security Council in Session
Statement by the President of the Security Council
The President of the Security Council issued the following statement on behalf of the Council on 4 December 2020.
Refugees from Burundi prepare to board a flight back home in December 2020. UNHCR/Samuel Otieno
Burundi: UN refugee agency appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support
An urgent appeal for $222.6 million was made on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency and partners to assist more than 315,000 Burundian refugees this year.
Repatriated Burundians from Tanzania in the transit center of Mabanda, Makamba province, Burundi (archives). OCHA/Christian Cricboom
Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts
The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in an appeal to authorities in both countries.