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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.
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.
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…