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AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, meeting in Addis Ababa with the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Burundi, Michel Kafando, 13 May 2019.
AU
Cooperation
Initiated by the East African Community (EAC), the effort toward sustainable peace and security in Burundi rallies support from partners and stakeholders well beyond the confines of the regional bloc. Besides the United…
Special Envoy Michel Kafando in discussion with the AU Ambassador in Burundi, Basile Ikouebe in September 2018
OSESG-AU Cooperation
Over all, the AU shares a common stance with the United Nations about the centrality of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement of 28 August 2000 as the frame of reference for all efforts towards lasting peace in…
Protests in the Musaga district of Bujumbura in 2015. Photo: AFP/Jennifer Huxta
Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform
Security Sector Reform (SSR) is an important factor in the effort to consolidate peace in Burundi. Security Sector Reform (SSR) is an important factor in the effort to consolidate peace in Burundi. The Arusha Agreement (2000)…
Burundi First Lady Denise Nkurunziza (centre) exchanging pleasantries in Bujumbura with Femme Wise Africa co-president Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe (left), former Executive Secretary of the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Liberata Mulamula (right), and Dr. Affiat Halleem, President of the ICGLR Regional Women's Forum in Khartoum, Sudan (far right). August 2018. UN Photo/Napoleon Viban
Gender
Notwithstanding the absence of a dedicated Gender unit, the work of the Office of the Special Envoy in Burundi fully aligns with the general policy of mainstreaming gender into all UN interventions. To ensure gender…
Reports of the Secretary General
Below are some pertinent reports presented to the Security Council by the Secretary General on developments and UN interventions in Burundi, starting with the deployment of an election observer mission in 2015: report_on_the…
People fleeing in fear of violence in Burundi arrive in Mahama Refugee Camp, Rwanda (Archives). Photo - UNHCR, Kate Holt
UN human rights chief regrets closure of Burundi office following Government pressure
In a statement issued last March 5, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, announced her regret at the closure of the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi – which was set up more than two decades ago – at the…
Partial view of political actors and party representatives at the 5th round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue, Oct 2018
EAC reports conclusion of 5th Round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue
East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 29th October 2018: The 5th Round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue bringing together political parties and political actors in the Burundian conflict concluded on 29 October…
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…