United Nations Office in Burundi

The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) was established by the United Nations Security Council in December 2010 as a scaled-down operation to replace the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi from 1 January 2011.

BNUB, established by Resolution 1959 (2010), was authorised to:^[1]

(a) support the development of national institutions;

(b) promote dialogue;

(c) combat impunity;

(d) promote human rights;

(e) ensure economic and financial policies meet the needs of vulnerable people and advocate resource mobilisation for Burundi;

(f) support with regional integration issues.

The Security Council gave BNUB an initial twelve month mandate until the end of December 2011,^[2] which was extended until February 15, 2013.^[3]

See also

• Burundi Civil War

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