Burundi Leadership Must Show More 'Visionary Leadership' Than Ever

28 January 2014
United Nations (New York)
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While Burundi had made substantial progress in overcoming formidable political, security and development challenges, the Government must show more "visionary leadership" than ever in protecting those gains as it worked to complete its peacebuilding process, the senior United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today.

Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB), said he had "a heart full of hope and optimism" for Burundi's future, as he presented the latest report of the Secretary-General (document S/2014/36), which is structured around eight benchmarks and the findings of a strategic assessment mission that visited Burundi from 27 to 29 November 2013.

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