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14 March 2014 – Deeply concerned about violent confrontations between the police and members of opposition in Burundi, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging both the government and political parties to de-escalate tensions…

10 April 2014 – The United Nations today called on the Government of Burundi to address ongoing political violence and restrictions on human rights, saying it is receiving “troubling” information about recent developments in…

The following is an interview conducted by UN Radio with Mr. Mohamad Ibn Chambas, the Joint Special Representative of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The interview took place in April 2014 at UN…

9 April 2014 - The special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary General for genocide prevention Adama Dieng on Tuesday afternoon started a three-day working visit in Burundi as part of a sub-regional tour. The Special…

On 7 April 2014, Rwandans serving in the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) commemorated the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, during which thousands of innocent people were brutally…

On 6 April 2014, as part of its ongoing effort to support local communities across Darfur, UNAMID collaborated with Women for Peace in Sudan (WPS), a local NGO, to conduct a street-cleaning campaign in El Daein. Members of…

26 March 2014 –The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB), in coordination with the Government, plans to convene a meeting with political actors by May, aimed at resuming political dialogue and to help ease political…

11 March 2014 - The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) said in a communique issued Monday that time has come for the entire Burundian political class to engage in renewed, inclusive and constructive political dialogue…

On 20 February 2014, peacekeepers of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) remembered the Rwandan genocide with an event to launch in Sudan #Kwibuka20, a global initiative to commemorate the twentieth…

13 February 2014 – The Security Council today renewed until the end of the year the United Nations mission helping Burundi recover from decades of ethnic war, despite the Central African country's request to end it earlier…