Security Council Resolution 2279 (2016) [on the Situation in Burundi]

S/RES/2279 (2016)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 2016.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2000–2016

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2016	S/RES/2303 (2016)	Security Council resolution 2303 (2016) [on the situation in Burundi]	—	—
2016	S/RES/2279 (2016)	Security Council resolution 2279 (2016) [on the situation in Burundi]	—	—
2015	S/RES/2248 (2015)	Security Council resolution 2248 (2015) [on the situation in Burundi]	—	—
2005	S/RES/1606(2005)	Security Council resolution 1606 (2005) [on the situation in Burundi]	352	13%Compare
2000	S/RES/1286(2000)	Security Council resolution 1286 (2000) [on the situation in Burundi]	722	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2017–2019

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2019	S/2019/837	The situation in Burundi report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2303 (2016)
2018	S/2018/1028	The situation in Burundi report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2303 (2016)
2018	S/2018/89	Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Burundi	S/RES/2303 (2016)
2017	S/2017/165	Report of the Secretary-General on Burundi	S/RES/2303 (2016)

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Burundi Human Rights Internal Security Political Conditions

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Urges the Government of Burundi and all parties to reject any kind of violence and condemn any public statement inciting violence or hatred and demands that all sides in Burundi refrain from any action that would threaten peace and stability in the country;

Urges the Government of Burundi to respect, protect and guarantee human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, in line with the country’s international obligations, to adhere to the rule of law, to bring to justice and hold accountable all those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law or violations and abuses of human rights, as applicable, including sexual violence and violations against children;

Takes note of the visit to Burundi from 1 to 8 March 2016 of the experts’ mission requested by the Human Rights Council in its resolution of 17 December 2015, and urges the Government of Burundi to continue to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the fulfilment of the mission’s mandate;

Welcomes the steps made by the Government of Burundi to withdraw some media bans, cancel some arrest warrants and release a significant number of detainees, and urges the Government of Burundi to urgently fulfil the remaining commitments announced by the Government of Burundi on 23 February 2016 and to extend such measures to other media outlets and political detainees;

Urges the Government of Burundi and all stakeholders committed to a peaceful solution, both those who are in Burundi and those outside the country, to extend full cooperation to the EAC-led, AU-endorsed Mediator and his Facilitator in order to urgently agree on a timetable and on a list of participants of an inclusive and genuine inter-Burundian dialogue and highlights the importance of the decision by the AU Peace and Security Council to hold such dialogue outside Burundi, in a venue to be determined by the Mediation;

Welcomes the consent of the Burundian authorities to increase to two hundred (200) the number of human rights observers (100) and military experts (100) of the AU, calls for their full and speedy deployment in Burundi, notes that 30 human rights observers and 15 military observers have been deployed so far, and urges the Government of Burundi and other concerned stakeholders to provide them with full cooperation in order to facilitate the implementation of their mandate;

Requests the Secretary-General, through the good offices of his Special Adviser for conflict prevention, including in Burundi, Mr Jamal Benomar, to support the inter-Burundian dialogue as referred to in paragraph 5 above, and in this regard, to coordinate and work with the EAC-led, AU-endorsed Mediator and his Facilitator, as well as with the high-level delegation from the AU, and to provide technical and substantive support to the Mediation;

Calls on States in the region to contribute to a solution to the crisis in Burundi, and to refrain from supporting the activities of armed movements in any way, and recalls in this regard commitments of the States in the region under the Framework Agreement on the Peace, Security and Cooperation for the DRC and the region and the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees;

Expresses its intention to consider measures against all actors, inside and outside Burundi, whose actions and statements contribute to the perpetuation of violence and impede the search for a peaceful solution;

Requests the Secretary-General to enhance the United Nations engagement in Burundi through strengthening the team of the Special Adviser for conflict prevention, including in Burundi, in order to work with the Government of Burundi and other concerned stakeholders to support the inter-Burundian dialogue, as referred to in paragraph 5 above, and in the areas of security and rule of law, and, in this regard, further requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Government of Burundi and in coordination with the AU, to present, as soon as possible and no later than 15 days from the date of adoption of this resolution, options for the deployment of a United Nations police contribution to increase the United Nations capacity to monitor the security situation, promote the respect of human rights and advance rule of law, in compliance with the United Nations Human Rights Due Diligence Policy;

Reaffirms the importance of United Nations and AU contingency planning, consistent with its resolution 2248 (2015), to enable the international community to respond to any further deterioration of the situation;

Requests the Secretary-general to report to the Security Council regularly after the adoption of this resolution on the situation in Burundi;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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