United Nations Office in Burundi

United Nations Office in Burundi
AbbreviationBNUB
TypePeace Support Mission
Head
Parfait Onanga-Anyanga
Parent organization
United Nations Security Council
Websitehttp://bnub.unmissions.org

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]

  1. support the development of national institutions;
  2. promote dialogue;
  3. combat impunity;
  4. promote human rights;
  5. ensure economic and financial policies meet the needs of vulnerable people and advocate resource mobilisation for Burundi;
  6. 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]

The BNUB completed its mandate 31 December 2014, and its responsibilities were transferred to the UN Development Assistance Framework - specifically to the Country Team for Burundi. The UN Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi (MENUB) officially began work on 1 January 2015. [4]

  1. ^ "Burundi: Security Council sets up new body to further consolidate peace". United Nations News Centre. December 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "UN Security Council marks Burundi's transition with scaled down UN presence in new mandate". People's Daily. December 17, 2010.
  3. ^ bnub.unmissions.org: Security Council extends mandate of UN political mission in Burundi
  4. ^ "About BNUB". bnub.unmissions.org. Retrieved 2015-10-05.