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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…
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.
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.
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.