The joint delegation from AU-FemWise and the ICGLR Women’s Platform in group photograph with Burundi First Lady Denise Nkurunziza. The group visited from 9 to 11 August 2018
Joint delegation from AU-FemWise and the ICGLR Women’s Platform visits Burundi
The Office of the Special Envoy of the SecretaryGeneral for the Great Lakes region, the ICGLR and the AU, through their respective platforms and forums on women, and UN-Women undertook joint solidarity missions to Burundi…
Special Envoy Michel Kafando in group photograph following a meeting with representatives of women's advocacy groups, 6 Sept 2018. UN Photo/Napoleon Viban
Special Envoy Michel Kafando consults with Burundi authorities
The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General, Michel Kafando on 12 September 2018 ended a week-long visit to Burundi, during which he held talks with representatives of the Government, political parties and the civil society…
On 12 September 2018 in Beni, a UNICEF staff member discusses the best way to protect yourself against Ebola in a conversation with young people living in Beni, DR Congo, after a recent Ebola outbreak. © UNICEF/Thomas Nybo
Frontline workers vaccinated in Uganda over Ebola fears, as top UN officials visit outbreak epicentre in DR Congo
The World Health Organization and Ugandan Ministry of Health have begun vaccinating frontline health workers in the country against Ebola, in a bid to stop an outbreak in the neighbouring Democratic of Congo from crossing the…
The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2439 concerning the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo. UN Photo/Manuel Elias
Security Council urges responder-safety focus, as DR Congo Ebola outbreak worsens
The United Nations Security Council has voiced “serious concern” over the impact of deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the response to the deadly Ebola outbreak and fears that…
Collection of ballots for the election of members of the Human Rights Council at the General Assembly on 12 October 2018. UN Photo/Manuel Elias
Human Rights Council election: 5 things you need to know about it
The United Nations General Assembly held secret-ballot elections for the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday. As of 1 January next year, the 18 newly-elected States will serve for three years on the UN’s highest inter…
Burundian refugees and their makeshift shelters in Nyarugusu camp, Tanzania. Photo: Phil Moore/Oxfam
Consequences of severe global funding shortages for refugees and migrants ‘all too real’, warns UNHCR
Efforts to assist the tens of millions who’ve been forced from their homes are being increasingly constrained by severely limited funds, a new report from the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned, urging greater…
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.