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  1. “That would go a long way in assisting the Transitional Government of Burundi to consolidate the peace process by responding to the needs of its people. Donors should also be urged to enhance their humanitarian assistance to Burundi.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  2. “The Security Council may therefore wish to consider calling on the two armed groups - the FDD and the FNL - to engage the new Government in serious negotiations and to conclude a ceasefire agreement without delay; expressing support for the regional special protection unit already in Bujumbura and calling on all Burundian parties to cooperate with it to enable the contingent to carry out its tasks freely, expeditiously and without any hindrance; urging strongly all those in a position to do so, particularly the donor community, to stay the course and to provide adequate financial resources to enable the regional special protection unit successfully to carry out its double mandate of providing protection and training a Burundian special protection unit; calling on all the Burundian signatory parties to respect the independence of and cooperate fully with the IMC in the discharge of its mandate under the Arusha Agreement; and calling on donor countries and institutions to release all resources that have been destined for Burundi's socio-economic development but that remain undisbursed so far, including those resources pledged in Paris in December of last year.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  3. “The only way to ensure that the population of Burundi continues to support the peace process long after the current euphoria of the moment has worn off is if their lives are positively affected by the changes. It is imperative that there be a peace dividend. The international community can bring that about by resuming in a significant way its socio- economic development cooperation and enhancing its humanitarian assistance, qualitatively and quantitatively. The international community has supported the Burundi peace process since its inception. The installation of the Transitional Government on 1 November has created an even more propitious atmosphere for that support and cooperation not only to continue but also to expand.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  4. “The deployment of foreign forces, even when they are from the region, requires a significant resource outlay. The only way to bring down costs and at the same time ensure the long- term success of the transitional arrangement is immediately to initiate the training of a national protection unit with a View to replacing the regional force with an all-Burundian special protection unit as soon as possible. The other major challenge that must be tackled on a priority basis is the reconstruction and development of the country. Now that the Transitional Government is in place, the Burundian population, which has been suffering for years, should be made to see in a concrete way that what happened last week was more than a power-sharing arrangement among the country's political elite.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  5. “Consequently, it was decided that, pending the completion of training by Burundians coming from the army and from the G-7 group of parties, troops from South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal should provide protection to political leaders returning from exile. The presence of the regional force, therefore, is only a stopgap measure. The training of an all-Burundian special protection force which will take over from the regional force remains a priority. The regional force which is already in place in Burundi has the capacity to carry out the task of protecting returning politicians while at the same time undertaking the task of training. There is, however, an urgent need for the international community to provide the force with the financial and material resources it needs to accomplish its dual mandate.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  6. “The two armed groups must realize, and the international community must send them a clear signal, that the time has now come for them to put down their arms and without delay join their compatriots in the search for durable peace in Burundi; that it is time to put an end to the killing, to the suffering of innocent people and to the devastation of the country; that it is time to reconcile and to move the country on towards much- needed reconstruction and development. There are other challenges as well. As members may recall, the decision to deploy a regional force in Burundi was necessitated by the fact that an all- Burundian special protection unit could not be trained before 1 November.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  7. “We are all grateful to him. What has been achieved so far would not have been possible without the initiative of the leaders of the subregion, the relentless efforts deployed in turn by two of Africa's most renowned statesmen - the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Madiba Nelson Mandela - and the generous support and encouragement of the international community. As a result there is today strong reason for cautious optimism. But we must not lose sight of the fact that there are unfinished and challenging tasks ahead. First among them is the issue of the ceasefire, because so long as violence persists the peace process will remain fragile. The two armed groups - the Forces pour la De'fense de la Democratie (FDD) and the Forces Nationales de Liberation (FNL) - have stepped up pressure against Government forces in recent days.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  8. “He appealed to the countries of the subregion, the facilitation and the international community to continue to assist, so that those priorities can be achieved. He indicated that his Government would approach the Security Council in due course to create an international judicial commission of inquiry to investigate possible cases of genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity, while his Government would set up a national truth and reconciliation commission as provided for by the Arusha Agreement. The facilitator, Madiba Nelson Mandela, has announced that his task as facilitator has now been completed, and that he is now "passing the baton" to the Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC). He will, however, continue to serve as moral guarantor of the Arusha Agreement, and will be represented on the IMC.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  9. “The people of Burundi, as well as the friends of Burundi and all those who supported or participated in the peace process, are hopeful that the installation of the Transitional Government will usher in a new and historic era of reconciliation, tolerance and peace. It is now up to the Burundian political leaders, with support from the region and from the international community at large, to ensure the success of the transitional institutions. That is the only way that durable peace and stability can be guaranteed. Failure is not an option. In his statement at the inauguration, President Buyoya set out the priorities of the Transitional Government. They are: ceasefire negotiations, commune-level council elections, repatriation of refugees, rebuilding of infrastructure, reform of the security and judicial systems, et cetera.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  10. “On 27 October, the National Assembly adopted a transitional constitution, which will guide the work of the Transitional Government during the coming three years. The first group of the special protection unit has arrived from South Africa. A number of political leaders have returned from exile to participate in the new Government. The inauguration of the Transitional Government constitutes a significant step in the implementation of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement. The momentum created by that event should be built upon in order to consolidate and render irreversible the hard- won gains.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source

  11. “Mr. Dinka: As the Security Council is aware, on 1 November 2001, the Transitional Government of National Unity was inaugurated in Burundi. That solemn occasion was witnessed by the Presidents of the United Republic of Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi and Rwanda, as well as by the facilitator of the Burundi peace process, Nelson Mandela, the Deputy Presidents of South Africa and Uganda and the Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). I represented the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the European Union was represented by its Special Representative for the Great Lakes region, Mr. Aldo Aiello. A number of other African States were represented at the ministerial level. During the week leading up to the main event, important preparatory measures were undertaken.”

    2001-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4406 (2001) · source