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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…
The East African Community has acknowledged receipt of a report on the stalled Burundi peace talks holding under aegis of the regional bloc.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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.
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…