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Nsanze

lines on the record: 159
first: 1996-04-23
most recent: 2010-12-09
sittings or episodes: 10
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“It would be remiss of me to conclude without conveying my heartfelt gratitude and that of the Government of Burundi to Mr. Charles Petrie for the quality of his work as Executive Representative of the Secretary-General in 2010.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“Lastly, I should like to request that those who drafted the report correct the errors that have unfortunately crept into the text and have the potential to distort its interpretation. For example, in paragraphs 7 and 8 of the report the reference should be to the CNDD-FDD, rather than simply the CNDD. Paragraph 13 of the French text contains a typographical error: CNDD-FDP instead of CNDD-FDD. In paragraph 23, Burundi has been mentioned as a new member of the African Union Peace and Security Council, although in fact this was not Burundi's first election. I would like to thank the Council again for inviting us to the presentation of the Secretary- General's seventh report on BINUB. The Government of Burundi is ready to cooperate with the new United Nations Office in Burundi, for the good of the people of Burundi.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“In addition, elsewhere in the world, belonging to civil society does not mean systematically being hostile to institutions or behaving unpatriotically. Civil society must serve as a stabilizing factor, rather than being a set of small groups covertly financed by ill-intentioned backers. With regard to the staff of BINUB, unfortunately, the suggestion made by the report is very difficult to implement. Stabilizing salaries is one of the conditions for support from the Bretton Woods institutions for the Government of Burundi. In addition, returning to public service is governed by our country's civil service statute and employment laws. With regard to the private sector, it is not a function of the Government to issue edicts about how it should manage its human resources.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“However, the report does not define the difference between previous international public opinion on the situation in Burundi as being precarious - namely, that the outcome of the elections was uncertain - and public opinion today. What does the report mean when it refers, in paragraph 60, to establishing accountable and responsive institutions? Will there be a need for the United Nations to issue further reports with regard to the human rights situation in Burundi, given that our country will soon have its own national independent human rights commission? With regard to strengthening civil society, there is a need to remind civil society that its role is, first and foremost, to strengthen the ability of the population at the local level, rather than to serve as an echo chamber for certain opposition political parties.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“The Government of Burundi very much appreciates the consultations that took place with the United Nations with regard to the end of BINUB's mandate and the establishment of the new United Nations Office in Burundi to continue our cooperation. The Government is quite pleased with the consensus reached with the Secretary-General's team with regard to the mandate, format and name of this new partnership structure between the Secretariat and Burundi. As conceived, the United Nations Office in Burundi will be a new body tailored to current realities that will coordinate the work of United Nations agencies in Burundi in connection with the implementation of development support programmes during the period 2010-2014.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity to inform the Council that Burundi has just assumed the 2011 chairmanship of the East African Community. We count on the support of the United Nations to succeed in that regard. There is also a need to begin to attempt to permanently reintegrate populations affected by conflict, which is another enormous challenge. A strategy already exists, but implementing the plan of action will require more than $250 million in financial resources. The Government of Burundi would like in advance to thank the Assistant Secretary-General responsible for the Peacebuilding Support Office for her promise to mobilize funds for an initial programme that will begin during the first quarter of 2011.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“My Government has just begun to prepare its new strategic framework for growth and poverty reduction, whose implementation will enable our country to develop its agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, energy and information and communications technologies sectors. The Government has already adopted a national agricultural policy and has identified promising sectors, including tourism. An energy policy is currently being developed. With regard to energy, infrastructure and information and communications technologies, Burundi will endeavour to benefit from its integration into the East African Community, the Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries and other regional and continental organizations.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“With regard to the economic situation in Burundi, the report is pessimistic about the possibility of eliminating hunger and extreme poverty. I would like to say to the Council that Burundi will meet that challenge. I should also like to point out that, at the time that Burundi faced post-conflict instability, thanks to the peacebuilding process and the implementation of our first-stage strategic growth framework and poverty reduction strategy, our country was able to achieve tangible results, including reaching the completion point under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative, increasing our gross domestic product and stabilizing the inflation rate.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“I should like to take this opportunity to inform the Security Council, the Secretary-General and the Peacebuilding Commission that the report on the national consultations on the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms was submitted to Burundi's President by the tripartite steering committee last Tuesday, 7 December. The report's main recommendation was that the Government of Burundi and the United Nations should finalize an accord on outstanding issues and agree on a timeline for the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms. A few weeks ago, our Parliament elected an ombudsperson. In short, therefore, there exists an institutional framework for good governance, security sector reform and the rule of law. There is now a need to strengthen its capacities to improve its performance.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“Moreover, the time required for the preparation of certain cases, such as that pertaining to the assassination of Ernest Manirumva, has led certain partners to the conclusion that there is an atmosphere of impunity. My Government believes that to be a hasty conclusion, given that the General Prosecutor's office has not finished its investigation. And given that civilian cases can take several years to prepare, is it not normal to take the necessary time in a murder case to ensure that innocent people are not found guilty?”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“Jean- Claude Kavumbagu - who denigrated our national defence and security forces with regard to such a serious situation as the terrorist threat posed by Al-Shabaab i is typical of those sorts of cases. In the area of justice, the report criticizes staff movements in the Ministry of Justice done without consulting the High Judicial Council. Unfortunately, this confuses the competence of the management bodies responsible for that staff. The High Judicial Council manages the promotion of judicial personnel, while daily management responsibility falls to the Government entity involved. We must also bear in mind that the reform of the judicial system should produce the ethnic balance foreseen in the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“Another disputed issue is that of so-called arbitrary or irregular arrests. Without denying that some may occur, subject to the results of investigation at each occurrence, I must point out that those detained deliberately attempt to sow the seeds of confusion with respect to their actions. Instead of assuming responsibility for the crimes for which they were arrested, they automatically claim that they are members of a political party or civil society organization, as if that characteristic should exempt them from their civic duties. Everyone knows that attempts to undermine public order or to slander public institutions, inter alia, are punishable under the law. The case of Mr.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“The independent expert on the human rights situation in Burundi recently visited Burundi and took note of this. In the medium term, the Government will continue to improve the professionalization of its defence and security forces with the support of its partners, first and foremost the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland. Along these same lines, the rights of children are of great concern to us. One of the pillars of the programme that UNICEF will carry out in Burundi over the coming four years concerns better protection for children. Parallel to this, the President of the Republic recently expanded free education to cover the three post-primary years in order to guarantee the fundamental right to primary education and to ensure that children resist the temptation to work before reaching the legal age.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“Technical and financial partners still harbour differences with the Government in their interpretation of the Paris Principles, but we hope to achieve a compromise in compliance with the United Nations Charter and national sovereignty. It is also disturbing to read in the report that the electoral period was marked by a lack of freedom of expression and association, when the media freely covered the elections and civil society deployed its observers and monitors throughout the country without hindrance. Furthermore, the Government always punishes its officials if it has been established that they are guilty of human rights or gender-based violations. A toll-free telephone number was set up by the police and a special unit established to punish those found guilty of sexual violence.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“That is why it has continued its campaign to disarm civilians and has acquired equipment to mark and track weapons so as to control their movement. It has also revised the law establishing the national commission on land and other assets and provided the Commission with additional resources to enable it to settle land disputes more effectively and as rapidly as possible. It is unfortunate that overzealous media have claimed the existence of a new rebellion without naming its political leaders or objectives. As far as human rights are concerned, the Government wishes to recall that the issue of establishing an independent national human rights commission, which had been delayed due to the electoral process, is on the current agenda of this parliamentary session.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“Having gone into hiding outside the country, they declared that their security had been threatened. On the issue of the forum for dialogue demanded by political leaders, I recall that the parties themselves created the Permanent Forum for Dialogue among Political Parties, where all political parties can speak. Most of their elected officials participate in the political life of the communes through communal councils in which they have chosen to participate and where they are able to express their disagreements with their leaders, who decided without consulting their followers to boycott the last four elections. Therefore, it begs belief that these political party leaders claim not to have a framework for dialogue with the Government. Turning now to residual insecurity, the Government is aware of this.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“The Government highly appreciated BINUB's excellent advocacy to ensure that the Independent National Electoral Commission enjoyed all the resources necessary to organize the various elections, including the allocation of resources to women's organizations, civil society and the Burundian media to enable them to respectively participate in, observe and cover these elections. As a result, the electoral process in Burundi was successful with respect to participation, security and transparency. All national, regional and international observers noted this and so reported. As to the post-electoral situation covered by the Secretary-General's report, the Government is in no way responsible for the exile of political party leaders who boycotted elections. Almost all of them chose the path of exile.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“The Government of the Republic of Burundi is also grateful to the Secretary-General for BINUB's efforts to ensure the success of the donors round table of May 2007. Indeed, through the United Nations integrated support strategy for Burundi for 2007-2008, the implementation of which extended into 2009, BINUB was the Government's primary partner in peacebuilding on the ground, which was the main priority of the institutions emerging from the 2005 elections that followed the socio-political crisis, which had lasted for more than a decade. When the Government had asked the Secretary- General for the Organization's coordinated support for the electoral process, the primary responsibility for carrying out that task at the country level fell to BINUB.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“Mr. Nsanze (Burundi) (spoke in French): It is my honour and pleasure to take the floor following the presentation of the seventh report (S/2010/608) of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) to the Council. Allow me to thank the Security Council and the Secretary- General for having invited the Government of Burundi to this meeting on the presentation of the report. On the eve of the expiration of BINUB'S mandate, the President of the Republic has entrusted me to express to you, Madame President, and to the Secretary-General the Government of Burundi's gratitude for the support provided by the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi over these past four years.”
2010-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6439 (2010) · source
“Before concluding my statement, I wish to thank the Regional Initiative, the African Union, the secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, the South African facilitation, the Peacebuilding Commission and all the special envoys for their contribution to progress in the peace process in Burundi. I should also like to thank the international community as a whole for its valuable contribution to the peace process in Burundi.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“The desire of some to incriminate the ruling party as if it did not have the same rights as the other political parties in the coming election, and to assert that, having been entrusted with the mission of organizing elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission's is mandated to replace the authority in charge of territorial administration, represent two good examples of the lack of respect for the principle of fairness. It would be unfortunate and greatly damaging for the United Nations-Burundian Government partnership if the latter partner asks for the replacement of the sitting representatives.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“A paragraph of the report refers to the absolute need to carry out the election process according to the principle of fairness, and our Government welcomes that recommendation. In this regard, I recall that the success of the process will depend in part on respect for the principle of fairness in the implementation of the BINUB mandate. The Government of Burundi has observed that, for some time now, the principle of fairness highlighted in the report has, regrettably, not been upheld on the ground.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Finally, the Government of Burundi would like to share its understanding of the future mandate of BINUB. Given the stage we have reached on the road to peace, the Government of Burundi believes that BINUB's future mandate should be limited to the following fields: assistance in the election cycle; support for democratic governance, by which we mean the capacity-building of Parliament, the ombudsman and the town councils and the operation of the Permanent Forum for Dialogue among accredited political parties; continuing peacebuilding, by which we mean support for the national independent human rights commission and for transitional justice; and, finally, raising awareness of the gender dimension in all public programmes.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“The law adopted by the Parliament extended its mandate and identified its jurisdiction vis-a-vis other State bodies involved in the management of land disputes. With respect to the issue addressed in paragraph 29, the so-called Ministry of Civil Service is properly called the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Security. Similarly, in paragraph 55, the ministry referred to is in fact the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The report should have pointed out that the Consultative Strategic Committee and the Technical Coordination Committee that coordinates electoral assistance initiatives are co-chaired by the Government. Further, the Political Forum of the Partners Coordination Group is not a monitoring body, but rather a forum for dialogue.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“That imbalance must be corrected before other reforms can be undertaken. As for the killing of the Vice-President of the Observators for the Struggle against Corruption and Economic Embezzlement, the interrogation of the presumed guilty parties in custody is now under way. We hope that it will help the investigation to continue, which is to benefit from the contributions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and INTERPOL, which are assisting Burundi in this case. The Government of Burundi is once again forced to condemn certain irregularities with respect to form as well as certain errors in the report. The National Commission for Land and Other Assets was not established in the course of this semester, as the report claims in paragraph 13.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Here as well, efforts by the police and the judiciary must be complemented by civil society. The report dwells on the insufficient judicial resources and so-called lack of independence. Besides the Government's choice to devote more than 15 per cent of the peacebuilding funds to the judiciary, the Government has also increased the budget devoted to that field to further motivate legal professionals. Peacebuilding funds have made it possible to renovate and to build several resident tribunals, to execute thousands of outstanding warrants and judgments and to equip the Special Anti-Corruption Court. In that regard, public opinion should bear in mind that the justice sector has been identified in the course of the Arusha negotiations as being dominated by a single ethnic group.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“As for women's rights, the provision in the Penal Code for the repression of sexual and sexist violence has created an environment conducive to fighting those crimes. We must now make all national partners aware of the social importance of that struggle. Civil society is already involved in that area, and sensitivity training for the defence and security corps, as well as disarmament of the civilian population, should promote progress in the fight against sexual violence. But that success will be possible only if the families or relatives of the victims understand that silence, which supposedly protects their honour, in fact encourages impunity. As for the protection of children, the Government has established a brigade in charge of protecting minors, but it does not yet have sufficient resources.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“However, the Government believes that it is unfair when a certain opinion indicates that the Government is doing nothing to improve the situation in various areas. The Government has established, or is in the process of establishing, appropriate mechanisms everywhere. The process of establishing the national independent human rights commission is under way. The new version of the commission, which incorporates the Paris principles, has been analysed by the Council of Ministers, which asked the Minister in charge of the matter to clarify certain concepts. The draft will soon return to the Council of Ministers for a final analysis before it is submitted to Parliament for adoption.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“As for the rule of law, Burundi's Constitution and specific laws guarantee all civil and political freedoms. However, enjoyment of those freedoms is subject to respect for the law and to certain regulations, in order to guarantee public order. The few restrictions existing here and there have resulted from misunderstandings in interpreting provisions in the laws or statutory texts. The Government reiterates that, given its responsibility for public security, it will never authorize the convening of meetings that are not in accordance with the law. The Government also shares a certain number of the concerns expressed in the report on, among other issues, human rights and the situation of women and children.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Earlier splits engendered the FNL-Icanzo and the Parti pour la liberation du peuple hutu (PALIPE)-Agakiza. Trying to identify, at any cost, the hand of the party in power in the new schism is simplistic and unjust. The Government has already taken in hand the issue of the youth wing of the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces nationales pour la defense de la democratie (CNDD-FDD). At a meeting of provincial governors, the Interior Minister formally banned any political behaviour that does not respect the freedom and rights of others. That does not mean those young people must cease their activities as a party-affiliated league. Furthermore, youth and women's leagues exist within all of the political parties and should not cause undue worry.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Yet, as the Government representative explained at the last session of the Partnership for Peace in Burundi, the country's authorities were still waiting for FNL candidates who fit the profiles of the proposed posts. The second is the reaction of the opposition parties to the establishment of the electoral department and to the congress of the FNL dissidents. Not only did the Minister of the Interior reaffirm the independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission, but he pointed out that the department was established to facilitate any necessary contacts between the Commission and the territorial administration. As for dissidents within the FNL, allow me to recall that that party is not the first to undergo a partition. In this case it is the third split in the history of that former armed political movement.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“The World Bank followed suit by organizing the first meeting of the Burundi Consultative Group on 26 and 27 October to help the country attract foreign investment. In the same vein, other developmental partners such as Switzerland and Japan have decided to resume projects within the country. And at the same time that the Partnership for Peace in Burundi was deciding to end its activities, it agreed that the African Union would withdraw South African troops because there was no further reason for their presence in Burundi. Although the omissions we just listed could be attributed to forgetfulness, the same cannot be said for the recurring gratuitous assertions or incomplete information. The first such concerns the administrative posts that were promised to the FNL, which were mentioned in the report.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“The report discusses demonstrations by former BINUB staff, yet unfortunately it omitted the fact that that question was submitted to the competent sections of the Secretariat for resolution, while knowing full well that even the national legislation does not permit an employee to work more than six months without a contract. If it is compared to a number of other countries that are not even at war yet where a murder occurs every hour, Burundi's security situation is far from justifying its remaining under security phase III. That is obvious and could not be understood otherwise, since even the United Nations system has called for a five-year support programme for Burundi, believing that the country is now peaceful.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Lastly, the fact that the World Bank has admitted Burundi into the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative is further proof of the fact that the Government has improved the management of public finances. In terms of security, it is incomprehensible that Burundi remains under security phase III even though ex-combatants of the last rebel movement have been disarmed and there has been significant success in the disarmament of the civilian population. The Government of Burundi deplores, obviously, the isolated acts of murder and assassination related to certain accounts settlements or quarrels over land ownership issues, as well as looting. While that type of insecurity exists almost everywhere, the role of rabble- rousers intending to discredit the Government must not be discounted in the case of Burundi.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Our experience in 2005 demonstrates that it is preferable to purchase such equipment, as opposed to leasing it. Other progress has been made, even though the report does not refer to it. With regard to combating corruption, the decision by the Government of Burundi to place Burundi's revenue office under the control of an international expert for the first five years is a resounding illustration of the Government's political will to clean up the collection of taxes. The establishment of a value-added tax seeks to do the same thing. Through the country, the project to provide support for anti-corruption efforts has made it possible to hold awareness-raising workshops in every commune for local anti-corruption committees on the negative consequences of this scourge.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Those steps will strengthen the already existing Tripartite Plus mechanism. However, it would also be useful for the Department of Political Affairs- which already provides support for the implementation of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes region - to confine its analyses within the scope of its mandate to prevent conflicts. The Government of Burundi would also like to commend the recommendations of the assessment mission on security needs for the upcoming elections. In that regard, the Government would like specifically to request sufficient and adequate transportation means to facilitate the movement of police units, who will provide security for the voting, as well as to distribute elections materials throughout the country with as little delay as possible.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Nevertheless, the existence of a clandestine movement among Burundi's population that are sympathetic to certain rebel movements in the eastern part of that country - which take advantage of the porousness of the borders - does not bode well for future peace in region. That should be a matter of concern to the Security Council. With regard to our concerns, the member countries of the Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries have just established a commission comprised of ministers for defence and security that will serve as a forum for dialogue between Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Along the same lines, the governors of border provinces in all three countries have agreed to strengthen border control, both on the ground and on lake borders.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“We also welcome the observations contained in the Secretary-General's report with regard to the advances in the national consultations on a transitional justice mechanism, which have now been expanded to include Burundians living abroad, and the fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. The Government is especially grateful to the drafters of the report for having pointed out that there is no evidence of the presence in Burundi of armed members of the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR). That is no small detail, given the lies about our country - of which all of us are aware - that the experts of the sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo have recently propagated in that connection.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“In cooperation with UNDP, the Government has also just completed its preparations for the national strategy for the sustainable reintegration of ex-combatants and persons affected by the conflict. The Government of Burundi would also like to take this opportunity to inform the Security Council that the draft revised law on communes and the draft law on an ombudsman will be adopted by Parliament during the session that is now under way. Moreover, the Government of Burundi is pleased with the obvious progress that has been made in the work of Parliament in reforming the public and territorial administration, combating corruption, professionalizing the defence and security services and in carrying out the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Among other things - and without attempting to give an exhaustive list - I should like to mention the approval of the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) and the Mouvement pour la solidarite et la democratic (MSD) as new political parties, the establishment of independent provincial electoral commissions, the singing of agreements with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on electoral assistance projects and the decree by the Minister of the Interior establishing the Permanent Forum for Dialogue among political parties. In addition, a revised electoral code has been promulgated, and a new law has been put in place to regulate the carrying of weapons by civilians in Burundi. The Parliament has also adopted a law amending the functions of the National Commission for Land and Other Assets.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“Mr. Nsanze (Burundi) (spoke in French): On the occasion of the presentation of the sixth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (S/2009/611), allow me, first of all, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Burundi, to thank the Secretary-General for the steadfast support that the United Nations is continuing to provide to Burundi in its effort to consolidate peace at last and relaunch development. With regard to the sixth report on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi, my Government appreciates the fact that the report acknowledges the additional progress that has been made since the fifth report (S/2009/270) in most of the areas that are likely to contribute to stabilizing the country in a lasting way.”
2009-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6236 (2009) · source
“To conclude, we welcome the conclusions reached at the summit of the Regional Peace Initiative held on 4 June 2008 and the commitments made by the parties concerned. We hope that the Security Council will endorse them and support their implementation.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source
“We take this opportunity to warmly thank the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Peacebuilding Support Office and all our bilateral partners for their support to our country in its journey towards social and economic recovery. We encourage them to continue in this direction. We are convinced that we will be able to further enhance our performance if we reach the completion point as planned and if our external debts are forgiven. We would like to encourage prospective investors to visit Burundi. The Government has created an environment conducive to foreign investment through our new investment code. Tourism and the mining sector are the main industries favoured by such investors.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source
“We will not dwell on that debate, but we would like to state that, while a number of cases of arrests and imprisonment were reported, that should not overshadow all the efforts of the Government to restore order in a country that is emerging from 40-odd years of military dictatorship with ethnic and regional dimensions and a dozen years of inter-ethnic civil war. It is important to reassert the value of the principle that no one is above the law, including journalists who might be tempted to 08-64243 express themselves without regard to the ethical code that governs their profession. With regard to the economic situation, we welcome the fact that our country has attained an economic growth rate of 4.5 per cent.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source
“The names of the members of the commission will be announced in the coming days. The competencies of the commission will not overlap with the initiatives of the United Nations system. We were also struck by paragraphs 32 and 47 in the report, which deal with freedom of opinion and expression and by all paragraphs addressing human rights in general, namely paragraphs 44 through 53. The Government is currently setting up an independent national human rights commission. Moreover, draft laws, including a new penal code, and specific measures are being developed in order to guarantee peace for all citizens. Just recently, a high-level delegation travelled to Geneva in order to explain all these human rights issues in Burundi. A report was drawn up and discussed and recommendations were issued.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source
“We hope that its extension through 2009 will provide an opportunity to enhance the implementation process, in particular through a better alignment of all activities of United Nations agencies with the priorities of the Strategy. In the future, we will once again take up the United Nations strategic priorities for the period from 2010 to 2014, which were discussed with the Government and have recently been adopted. However, the issue of democratic governance, which constitutes the fourth priority, not the second, should be revisited, particularly with regard to the organization of the 2010 elections, in order to clear up any misunderstandings with regard to the upcoming electoral process. The Government is currently establishing an independent national electoral commission.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source
“Allow me to comment, however, on paragraph 14, which refers to incidents in which BINUB vehicles carrying personnel on board were attacked. We would like to inform the Council that the legal dispute between the former employees of the United Nations Operation in Burundi and of BINUB is currently being studied by the national bodies responsible for labour regulations in terms of international labour law. Their conclusions should settle this issue once and for all. The third part of the report concerns peacebuilding and the integration of United Nations system activities. Burundi welcomes all efforts deployed by the United Nations system for the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Support Strategy over the past two years.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source
“To return to the beginning of the report, I note that the second part focuses on the main events that took place between 15 May and 10 November 2008. I shall not dwell on them; as I said earlier, the summit of the Regional Peace Initiative for Burundi that took place on 4 December 2008 in Bujumbura produced positive results that restored hope for everyone. This represents a decisive step, and the Government would now like to move on to the next stage. Moreover, we inform the Council that Mr. Agathon Rwasa met yesterday with His Excellency President Pierre Nkurunziza in order to decide together the first steps to be taken in this regard. We hope that the other partners in the process will rapidly implement their commitments in order to allow the two stakeholders to advance.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source
“In commenting on the report of the Secretary- General, allow me to begin by referring to the final paragraphs of that document. In his observations, the Secretary-General, confident that the peace process in Burundi would be concluded in the near future, recommends in paragraphs 90 to 93 that the Security Council extend the mandate of BINUB for 12 months. We fully support that wise and very sensible proposal. We also support carrying out a technical assessment of pending problems and the progress made in June 2009 so as to prepare for the transfer of BINUB from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to the Department of Political Affairs. The Government of Burundi hopes to be involved in the assessment work to be carried out in the field.”
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“The Government of Burundi particularly thanks the Secretary-General for his statement to the summit of the Regional Peace Initiative for Burundi. His contribution no doubt played a role in convincing the Government and the Parti pour la Liberation du Peuple Hutu-Forces Nationales de Liberation that concluding the peace process was no longer subject to negotiation. 5 I would also like to take this opportunity once again to warmly thank Minister Charles Nqakula, Facilitator of the peace process, and the heads of State of the countries of the Regional Initiative, who once again responded promptly to the international community's appeals to resolve a situation that had become explosive. I should also like to thank the President of the Commission of the African Union, who travelled to Bujumbura to lend his presence to the summit.”
2008-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6037 (2008) · source