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Alduwaisan

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2019-10-30
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  1. “We therefore hope that the Government's efforts will lead to the successful holding of the upcoming elections and that the development plan will result in economic development and improved security, political and humanitarian conditions in Burundi.”

    2019-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8652 (2019) · source

  2. “The recent wave of reforms and changes in Central Africa and the Great Lakes region includes the successful elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the signing of a peace agreement in the Central African Republic on 6 February and the Government of Burundi's adoption on 22 August 2018 of a lO-year national development plan that extends to 2027 whose objectives are linked to the Sustainable Development Goals. All those are steps in the right direction towards achieving reform and improving standards of living and the economic situation for the people of Burundi, in particular, and the peoples of the region, in general.”

    2019-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8652 (2019) · source

  3. “With regard to the return of refugees, we commend the signing of the bilateral agreement between Burundi and Tanzania on repatriating 280,000 Burundian refugees. The Government of Burundi must intensify its efforts to ensure the socioeconomic reintegration ofreturnees while providing the necessary guarantees for the return of the remaining refugees. In conclusion, social development and political reform are the chief factors that any Government must contend with in order to develop and advance its society with a view to creating a secure future.”

    2019-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8652 (2019) · source

  4. “We also hope that the Government will take advantage of this improvement and the relative calm to intensify its efforts with regard to bringing all the political actors to the negotiating table in a national dialogue, given that the presidential elections are fast approaching. My third focus is on the humanitarian situation and the return of refugees. There has been improvement in the humanitarian situation in Burundi compared with the two previous years, and we have seen a decrease in food insecurity. However, the situation is still critical, owing to continuing acts of violence and forced disappearances, in violation of human rights and international humanitarian law. We call for an end to such practices and for all perpetrators to be held accountable.”

    2019-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8652 (2019) · source

  5. “We commend the efforts of the African Union (AU) and the East African Community (EAC) to achieve a peaceful resolution of the political and security situations in Burundi through an inclusive dialogue based on the Arusha Agreement. We also hope that the member States of the EAC will step up their efforts and work with both the Government of Burundi and regional and international organizations, represented by the United Nations and the AU, to ensure the stability in Burundi that we all wish for. My second point is about the security situation in Burundi, which in the past few months has been relatively calm and is improving, despite various continuing acts of violence and activities of armed groups. We sincerely hope that it continues to improve as it has since the beginning of the year.”

    2019-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8652 (2019) · source

  6. “We also hope that the elections will include all sectors of society with the participation of all political parties, and that they will be free, fair, transparent and credible. We also want to see the participation of civil-society stakeholders, including young people and women. I welcome the Government of Burundi's efforts to move thepoliticalprocess forward,includingby adopting a road map for the upcoming elections and creating the Independent National Electoral Commission, as well as its decisions to fully finance the 2020 elections from the national budget and to publish an electoral calendar on 28 June. The President's announcement that he will not seek re-election is an important demonstration that the Government is serious about transferring power to a new president and convening the presidential elections a few months from now.”

    2019-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8652 (2019) · source

  7. “Mr. Alduwaisan (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, and Ambassador Jiirg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their valuable briefings. Today I would like to address three issues. The first is the political situation. Since the Security Council's last official meeting on Burundi in June (see S/PV.8550), the political state of affairs in the Republic of Burundi has been improving. The Government has been working to calm the situation since the constitutional referendum was held on 17 May 2018, with the participation of most political parties. We hope these positive developments will continue until the vital presidential elections take place in 2020.”

    2019-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8652 (2019) · source