Security Council Resolution 2027 (2011) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Office in Burundi (Bnub) Until 15 Feb. 2013]

S/RES/2027(2011)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 99 The situation in Burundi, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2011–2013

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/2090 (2013)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2013	S/RES/2090 (2013)	Security Council resolution 2090 (2013) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Office in Burundi (BNUB) until 15 Feb. 2014]	—	—
2011	S/RES/2027(2011)	Security Council resolution 2027 (2011) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Office in Burundi (BNUB) until 15 Feb. 2013]	1,254	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports · 2013–2015

Per the catalogue notes: 1 of these reports were submitted via an annex rather than the report itself.

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2015	S/2015/36annex	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office in Burundi	S/RES/2027(2011)annex
2014	S/2014/36	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office in Burundi	S/RES/2090 (2013)
2013	S/2013/36	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office in Burundi	S/RES/2027(2011)

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Burundi Burundi Situation Capacity Building Country Teams Crime Prevention Governance Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Peacebuilding Post-Conflict Reconstruction Reconciliation Security Sector Reform

What’s in this document?

17 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend until 15 February 2013 the mandate of BNUB, as set out in paragraph 3 (a) to (d) of the resolution 1959 (2010);

Decides that in addition to paragraph 1 above, BNUB shall also continue to support the Government of Burundi in the following areas:

Supporting the efforts of the Government and the international community to focus on the socio-economic development of women and youth and the socio-economic reintegration of conflict-affected populations in particular, and advocating for resource mobilization for Burundi;

Providing support to Burundi’s deepening regional integration, as requested;

Recognizes the primary responsibility of the Government of Burundi for peacebuilding, security and long-term development in the country, and encourages the Government of Burundi to pursue its efforts regarding peace consolidation challenges, in particular democratic governance, the fight against corruption, security sector reform, civilian protection, justice and the promotion and protection of human rights, with a special focus on the rights of women and children as well as marginalized and vulnerable minorities;

Encourages the Government of Burundi with the support of BNUB and other international partners to redouble its efforts to pursue structural reforms aimed at improving political, economic and administrative governance and tackling corruption, with a view to setting up strong drivers for sustained and equitable social and economic growth;

Encourages the Government of Burundi to pursue its efforts of peace consolidation and reconstruction in a regional perspective, especially through projects fostering peace, reconciliation and exchanges within the East African Community, the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region;

Underscores the importance of security sector reform and urges all international partners, together with BNUB, to continue supporting the Government of Burundi’s efforts to professionalize and enhance the capacity of the national security services and the police, in particular in the fields of training on human rights and sexual and gender-based violence, and with the view to consolidating security sector governance;

Calls upon the Government of Burundi, with the support of BNUB and its national and international partners to finalize the new Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP II), with clear peacebuilding priorities and an implementation plan;

Encourages the Government of Burundi, the Peacebuilding Commission and its national and international partners to honour their commitments made under the Outcome Document of the Fifth Review of the Implementation of the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding and to review these commitments when the PRSP II is finalized to determine how the Peacebuilding Commission can best contribute to Burundi’s peacebuilding priorities;

Calls upon the Government to take all necessary steps to prevent further human rights violations and to take measures to ensure that those responsible for such violations are swiftly brought to justice;

Stresses the need for a thorough, credible, impartial and transparent investigation of serious crimes, in particular extrajudicial killings, and calls upon the authorities of Burundi to put an end to such criminal acts and to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice;

Calls upon the Government of Burundi to pursue its efforts to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights and together with its international partners to support the newly established National Independent Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Ombudsman, and further encourages the Government to continue its fight against impunity and to take the necessary measures to ensure its citizens fully enjoy their civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights as enshrined in the Constitution of Burundi and in accordance with international human rights law;

Encourages the Government of Burundi, with the support of international partners and BNUB as appropriate, to establish transitional justice mechanisms, including the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in accordance with the results of the work of the Technical Committee, the 2009 national consultations, Security Council resolution 1606 (2005) as well as the Arusha agreements 2000;

Takes note of the progress reported by the Secretary-General in the development of benchmarks for the future evolution of BNUB into a United Nations Country Team presence and requests to be updated on these by 31 May 2012;

Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council informed on the implementation of the mandate of BNUB and this resolution, with a briefing by the end of July 2012 and a report by 18 January 2013;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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