ASG Bintou Keita (front row, left) and UN aides (second row) at the 2019 International Women Leaders' Conference in Bujumbura, 24 Oct 2019. UN/Napoleon Viban
ASG Bintou Keita urges mutual tolerance in build up to Burundi elections
UN Assistant Secretary General for Africa, Ms Bintou Keita has challenged the women of Burundi to take the lead in accepting diversity and dissent, arguing that this not only allows for inclusive dialogue, but also enables…
Special Envoy Michel Kafando at a briefing session of the Security Council. Photo: UN/Eskinder Debebe
Special Envoy Michel Kafando steps down
At a UN Security Council briefing on Burundi, the Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Burundi noted the absence of progress in the Inter-Burundi Dialogue, an initiative of the East African Community supported by the United…
Special Envoy Michel Kafando in last meeting with staff of OSESG-Burundi, 21 Nov 2019. Photo: UN/Napoleon Viban
OSESG Burundi bids Special Envoy Michel Kafando farewell
“Stay mobilised, engaged and continue in the same élan,” outgoing Special Envoy of the Secretary General, Michel Kafando exhorted staff of his office in Burundi at a farewell townhall meeting on 21 November 2019.
Children at the Jabe Orphanage in Bujumbura celebrate Christmas, 24 Dec 2019. Photo: UN/Napoleon Viban
OSESG-Burundi reaches out to the needy in Bujumbura
Joining Burundians to fête the end of 2019 and usher in the New Year, staff of the Office of the Special Envoy (OSESG-B) visited and shared the joy and warmth of Christmas with kids of the Jabe Orphanage in Bujumbura on…
Partial view of staff at OSESG-Burundi retreat. 23 January 2020. UN/Napoleon Viban
OSESG-Burundi charts course for 2020
The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Burundi (OSESG-B) held a retreat in Bujumbura, January 23, with the SDGs at the heart of discussions on a Work Plan for fiscal year 2020.
Diplomats and UN agency Heads in debriefing session with ASG Bintou Keita during the visit, 6 Feb 2020. UN/Napoleon Viban
PBC Chair Lauber, ASG Bintou visit Burundi
Chair of the Burundi Configuration at the UN Peacebuilding Commission and Assistant Secretary General for Africa wrapped up a weeklong stay in Bujumbura on 7 February 2020.
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…