UN Documents for Burundi
Selected Security Council Resolutions | View All |
29 July 2016 S/RES/2303 | The Council established a UN police component in Burundi of 228 officers for an initial period of one year. |
1 April 2016 S/RES/2279 | This was a resolution requesting the Secretary-General to provide options for a police component to increase UN presence in Burundi. |
9 November 2015 S/RES/2248 | This resolution expressed the Council's intention to consider additional measures against all Burundians who contribute to the perpetuation of violence and requested the Secretary-General to update the Council on the situation in Burundi within 15 days. |
Selected Security Council Presidential Statements | View All |
4 December 2020 S/PRST/2020/12 | This requested the Secretary-General to cover the country in the context of regular reporting on Central Africa and the Great Lakes Region. |
5 April 2018 S/PRST/2018/7 | This was a presidential statement condemning all violations and abuses of human rights in Burundi. |
2 August 2017 S/PRST/2017/13 | This was a statement on the political situation and ongoing violence in Burundi which strongly urged the government and all parties to immediately cease and reject such violence. |
Selected Secretary-General's Reports | View All |
24 October 2019 S/2019/837 | This was the Secretary-General's report on the situation in Burundi. |
15 November 2018 S/2018/1028 | This was the Secretary-General's report on the situation in Burundi. |
25 January 2018 S/2018/89 | This was the Secretary-General's latest report on the situation in Burundi. |
Selected Security Council Letters | View All |
24 March 2020 S/2020/232 | This letter from the chair of the PBC's Burundi configuration Jürg Lauber transmitted the report of his to 2 to 6 February 2020 visit to Burundi. |
14 September 2017 S/2017/779 | This was a letter from Burundi rejecting the Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry report on human rights violations in the country. |
19 September 2016 S/2016/799 | This contained the report of the Secretary-General on options to enable the UN to facilitate the deployment of AU human rights observers and military experts. |
Selected Security Council Meeting Records | View All |
30 October 2019 S/PV.8652 | This was a briefing by Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi Michel Kafando. |
14 June 2019 S/PV.8550 | Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Council on the situation in Burundi. |
19 February 2019 S/PV.8465 | The Secretary-General's Special Envoy, Michel Kafando, briefed the Council on Burundi. |
Selected Security Council Press Statements | View All |
22 August 2018 SC/13461 | This was a press statement reiterating their concern over the political situation, the slow progress of the inter-Burundi dialogue led by the East African Community, and the lack of engagement by the government in this regard. |
13 March 2017 SC/12750 | This was a press statement expressing concern about the humanitarian and human rights situation in the country and the slow progress in the Inter-Burundian dialogue. |
14 October 2016 SC/12554 | This called for the implementation of resolution 2303. |
Selected General Assembly Documents | View All |
20 September 2005 A/60/L.1 | This was a draft resolution on the 2005 World Summit Outcome. |
18 September 1962 A/RES/1749 (XVII) | This resolution admitted Burundi as a member of the UN. |
Selected Human Rights Council Documents | View All |
29 September 2017 A/HRC/RES/36/19 | This was a Human Rights Council resolution extending the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi for one year. |
28 September 2017 A/HRC/RES/36/2 | This was a Human Rights Council resolution requesting OHCHR to urgently dispatch a team of three experts to Burundi to collect information concerning human rights violations in cooperation with the government of Burundi and to forward such information to the judicial authorities of Burundi. |
11 August 2017 A/HRC/36/54 | This was the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, established by HRC resolution 33/24 of 30 September 2016. |
Selected Other Documents | View All |
28 February 1995 S/1995/163 | This was a report of the Council mission to Burundi on 10 and 11 February 1995. |
7 September 1994 S/1994/1039 | This was the report of the Security Council’s fact-finding mission to Burundi, on 13 and 14 August 1994. |