September 29

• Africa: Africa Faces Food Insecurity, UN Warned

  A range of African ministers took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly today to highlight the precarious situation arising from food insecurity and the slow-down in... Read more »

June 8

• Burundi: Ban Appoints Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning and Head of UN Office

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Ms. Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as his Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning, and Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon as his... Read more »

December 20, 2011

• Burundi: Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Political Mission

  The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Burundi, stressing that the country must continue to make progress on protecting human... Read more »

December 8, 2011

• Burundi: Country Consolidating Peace Despite Challenges - UN Envoy

  Burundi is making steady progress in consolidating peace after years of conflict, the United Nations top official in the country told the Security Council today, noting that... Read more »

December 6, 2011

• Burundi: Sports Centre a Beacon for Peacebuilding, Says UN Official

  A new youth centre in the border region between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will use the power of sports to bring peace to an area historically fraught... Read more »

October 11, 2011

• West Africa: Cholera Outbreak 'One of Worst Ever' - UN

  The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) called today for an urgent increase in the efforts to combat "one of the worst ever" cholera outbreaks affecting large numbers of people... Read more »

September 23, 2011

• Burundi: Perpetrators of Recent Killings Must Be Brought to Justice, UN Tells Burundi

  The United Nations human rights office today called on the Burundian Government to ensure that the perpetrators of last week's massacre near the capital are brought to justice and... Read more »

September 21, 2011

• Burundi: Targets Respiratory Diseases in New UN-Backed Vaccination Campaign

  Burundi has intensified its efforts in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases in a United Nations-backed initiative that adds acute respiratory infections to the list of... Read more »

September 19, 2011

• Burundi: Gunmen Kill Scores in Bar Attack

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the armed attack that took place yesterday near Burundi's capital that killed and injured scores of people, and called on all... Read more »

June 22, 2011

• Burundi: Support for Agriculture Will Consolidate Peace, UN Agency Says

  With a population expected to grow by more than half within a generation, Burundi needs to expand its agriculture's economic potential, the United Nations Food and Agriculture... Read more »

March 2, 2011

• Central Africa: UN Opens Office to Promote Peace in Region

  The United Nations today opened a new political office designed to support the efforts of Central African nations to consolidate peace and prevent conflict, as well as to tackle... Read more »

February 22, 2011

• Burundi: UN Expert Calls On Nation to Set Up National Human Rights Body Without Delay

  Fatsah Ouguergouz, the Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi, is mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to provide technical assistance to the Government... Read more »

February 2, 2011

• Burundi: UN Expert Calls On Nation to Set Up National Human Rights Body Without Delay

  2 February 2011 - An independent United Nations expert today welcomed the adoption of the law on setting up Burundi's national human rights body and urged the authorities to set it... Read more »

December 31, 2010

• Burundi: Ban Appoints Karin Landgren of Sweden As New UN Envoy for Burundi

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named Karin Landgren of Sweden as his new envoy for Burundi, where she will head the scaled-down United Nations operation tasked with helping... Read more »

December 17, 2010

• Burundi: UN Sets Up New Body to Consolidate Peace

  The Security Council today set up a "significantly scaled-down" United Nations operation in Burundi to help the Central African country as it embarks on the latest stage of its... Read more »

December 10, 2010

• Burundi: Nation's Outlook Good 'In Many Regards' As It Turns to Economic Development - UN

  While the outlook is good "in many regards" as Burundi turns to building a sustainable economy after elections that met the requirements of all observers, social, political and... Read more »

December 7, 2010

• Burundi: UN Chief Warns of Threats to Nation

  Burundi has made significant progress over the past year in moving away from its violent past towards a future of peace, stability and development but security, food, human rights... Read more »