United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi

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The United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi was created by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1719, to establish a mission that replaces the United Nations Operation in Burundi from 1 January 2007 onwards and supports the government of Burundi.

The BINUB mission was established by UN Security Council Resolution 1719 on 25 October 2006. The previous UN mission in Burundi, ONUB, was created to facilitate the implementation of the peace agreements signed between the previous government and the CNDD-FDD rebel group. The CNDD-FDD's leader Pierre Nkurunziza went on to win the Burundian elections in 2005, and his party effectively controls the Burundian government.

The reasons for establishing a second mission in Burundi, following directly on the ONUB missions, was the ceasefire agreement reached between the new CNDD-FDD government and the last remaining rebel group Palipehutu-FNL. This ceasefire agreement was signed on 7th of September 2006 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after mediation by South Africa in talks that began in May. Among the key points in the agreement was a complete cessation of hostilities, temporary immunity for FNL fighters and the demobilization of these troops and their subsequent integration into the armed forces of Burundi, in line with earlier peace agreements in this conflict that all stipulated power-sharing arrangements in the security sector.

The BINUB mission was created to facilitate the implementation of this ceasefire agreement, with the most important point of the mandate being the support of the implementation of the modalities of the agreement, assistance in the reform of the security sector and support of the reintegration of ex-combatants[1]. The Burundian government also requested the BINUB to help in the establishment of rule of law, good governance and freedom of press and media.

The mandate of the BINUB mission is 12 months, from the 1 January 2007.