UN chief condemns murder of Burundian General and his family in Bujumbura
Apr 26, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Apr 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the assassination of Brigadier General Athanase Kararuza, his wife and daughter on Monday in the crisis-torn country’s capital, Bujumbura.
Burundi: one year into political crisis, UN agency warns thousands of people still fleeing country
Apr 23, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Apr 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS):One year after the crisis in Burundi began, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday said that almost 260,000 people have fled the country, warning that the number could increase by thousands throughout the year – unless a political solution is found and a civil war averted.
Security Council requests options on deploying UN police in crisis-torn Burundi
Apr 02, 2016, at 01:51 pm
New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Paving the way for enhanced United Nations engagement in Burundi, the Security Council this evening requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to explore with the Government and regional actors options for a police deployment “to increase UN capacity to monitor the security situation, advance the rule of law and promote respect for human rights†in the country.
Senior UN official warns Burundi's tensions could fuel violence throughout Great Lakes region
Mar 23, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS):A climate for inclusive dialogue is urgently required to eradicate the polarization and fragmentation of Burundian society, resulting from the increasing poverty and ongoing political crisis, a senior United Nations human rights official on Tuesday urged.
Burundi: Ban welcomes promise of ‘inclusive dialogue,’ release of detainees
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:03 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision on Tuesday by the President of Burundi to withdraw some media bans, cancel arrest warrants and release detainees as goodwill gestures to try to end months of violence in the crisis-torn country.
Crisis-torn Burundi's leaders should pursue dialogue, listen to concerns of their people - UN chief
Feb 01, 2016, at 01:59 pm
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The Government and people of Burundi should resolve the country's months-long political crisis through inclusive dialogue, United Nations Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon said as he wrapped up three days of wide-ranging meetings with African Union (AU) leaders today, warning that the deteriorating situation in Burundi is "a source of great concern, not only in the region, but in the continent and the world."
Burundi: Ban calls on all sides to avert crisis by engaging in political dialogue
Jan 01, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Hailing the resumption of talks between the Burundian parties in Entebbe, Uganda, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged all sides to engage in constructive dialogue as renewed violence prompts fears of a relapse into the decades of civil war that killed tens of thousands of people.
Burundi should allow in investigators, says UN adviser on preventing genocide
Dec 24, 2015, at 02:11 pm
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, has called on the Government of Burundi to allow an independent team to investigate "seriously" whether external elements are involved in alleged atrocities in the central African nation, saying "it is key that impunity no longer prevails in Burundi."
'Robust, decisive' action needed now to avert civil war in Burundi, UN rights chief warns
Dec 18, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The top United Nations human rights official on Thursday urged the international community to take "robust, decisive" action instead of "fiddling around the edges" to avert a civil war in Burundi that could have serious ethnic overtones and alarming regional consequences.
Burundi: UN urges immediate action to stop 'senseless' violence
Dec 16, 2015, at 02:18 pm
New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Amid the “deadly escalation†of violence in Burundi, the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday sounded the alarm at the unfolding crisis in the country and urged all actors in the current crisis to take every step possible to stop the growing violence and engage in a meaningful and inclusive dialogue.
Burundi: UN rights chief deplores suspension of human rights groups
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:47 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official on Wednesday deplored the Burundian authorities' suspension of 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including several working on peace and human rights issues, warning against a relapse into "full-fledged civil war."
Burundi: UN experts urge Security Council to take steps to stop rights abuses
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:28 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Welcoming the adoption by the Security Council of a new resolution on Thursday strongly condemning the ongoing killings and human rights violations in Burundi, a group of UN independent experts has expressed outrage at the situation and warned that the central African “is going towards an unacceptable path of atrocities.â€
Burundi experiencing political crisis with hundreds dead since April: Security Council
Nov 10, 2015, at 02:05 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Senior United Nations officials on Monday warned the UN Security Council that Burundi is at a critical juncture, experiencing a deep political crisis and rapidly escalating violence with serious implications for the country’s stability and ethnic harmony, as bodies are regularly dumped in the streets of the capital, Bujumbura, and thousands of people flee the bloodshed.
Burundi: UN officials call for end to killings, start of inclusive national dialogue
Nov 07, 2015, at 03:23 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Alarmed that bodies of dead civilians are turning up on a "regular" basis in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, and in the wake of the killing of the son of a prominent human rights defender, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday called for an end to the killings and widespread impunity that has characterized the recent violence.
Burundi: Ban welcomes African Union decision on addressing political and security crisis
Oct 28, 2015, at 02:39 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): In a phone call on Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, discussed the situation in Burundi, with Ban welcoming recent decision by the AU Peace and Security Council on addressing the country's political impasse.
Burundi: UN warns of 'rapidly worsening' human rights and security situation
Oct 24, 2015, at 02:48 pm
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed its concern over the "rapidly worsening" security and human rights situation in Burundi, where at least 198 people have been killed since April, including the execution of at least nine civilians ten days ago.
Burundi: Post-election crisis forces UN and partners to seek $32 million for relief plan
Oct 14, 2015, at 01:59 pm
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): The United Nations in Burundi is calling for aid funding for the humanitarian crisis facing the country, which is facing its deepest political crisis since the end of the civil war after President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a controversial third term in office.
Burkina Faso: Ban meets with transition President Kafando
Oct 06, 2015, at 02:14 pm
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): In a meeting on Monday with Michel Kafando, the Transitional President of Burkina Faso, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his sympathy for the lives lost and the many injured during the coup d’état that took place on 16 September 2015.
Burundi leader focuses on recent polls, upcoming dialogue in address to UN Assembly
Oct 02, 2015, at 04:15 pm
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): The Vice-President of Burundi, Joseph Butore, addressed the General Assembly on Thursday, focusing on the elections that took place in his country this year and the upcoming dialogue there.
Burundi: Assassination attempt prompts UN call for protection of human rights defenders
Aug 08, 2015, at 02:08 pm
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): Following this week’s assassination attempt on one of Burundi’s leading human rights defenders, an independent United Nations expert has called on the Government to ensure the protection of all rights activists.
Burundi: UN mission finds environment ‘not conducive’ to credible election process
Jul 28, 2015, at 02:33 pm
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): While the 21 July election in Burundi that won President Pierre Nkurunziza a controversial third term was relatively peaceful and conducted adequately, the overall environment was ‘not conducive’ for an inclusive, free and credible electoral process, the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in the country (MENUB) announced on Monday.
Burundi: After 'broadly peaceful' polls Ban urges parties to resume inclusive political dialogue
Jul 24, 2015, at 03:17 pm
New York, July 24 (IBNS) Taking note of the "broadly peaceful" conduct of polling in the Burundian presidential elections on 21 July, the top United Nations official on Thursday called on all parties to continue to remain calm and immediately resume an inclusive political dialogue.
Burundi: UN electoral mission prepared to help country in 'decisive' return to peace
Jan 13, 2015, at 07:17 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS) The United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi, known by its French acronym MENUB, officially launched its activities on Monday in the capital of Bujumbura as the country prepares for critical elections to be held later this year amid an atmosphere of reconciliation.
Burundi: UN expert urges defence of human rights activists to promote transparency
Nov 26, 2014, at 10:55 pm
New York, Nov 26 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders expressed regret Tuesday that defenders in Burundi are deemed to be political opponents, saying that in reality they are activists working to promote and protect human rights and civil liberties.
Burundi: UN officials urge vigilance, transparency as elections near
Nov 06, 2014, at 07:30 pm
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): Noting the current stability in Burundi’s security situation, two United Nations officials briefing the Security Council today urged vigilance, but expressed confidence that the Government would continue on a path towards peace in the run-up to elections in 2015.
Burundi: Curbs on free expression ahead of elections draw concern of senior UN rights official
Jun 28, 2014, at 02:16 pm
New York, June 28 (IBNS) Expressing deep concern about growing restrictions on freedom of expression in Burundi, a senior United Nations rights official on Friday called on the authorities there to ensure that human rights are fully protected ahead of next year's presidential elections.
UN deeply concerned over Burundi political infighting
May 15, 2014, at 06:00 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): The political situation in Burundi remains tense with limited political space not conducive to the protection of human rights, a United Nations envoy on Wednesday told the UN Security Council on Wednesday, warning that as the country approaches elections in 2015, there is a possibility of violence.