Security Council Resolution 2303 (2016) [on the Situation in Burundi]

S/RES/2303 (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?

23 operative paragraphs

Rejection of violence and respect for human rights

Strongly urges the Government of Burundi and all parties to cease and 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 or undermine the inter-Burundian dialogue as referred to in paragraph 6 of this resolution;

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 crimes involving violations of international humanitarian law or violations and abuses of human rights, as applicable, including those involving sexual violence and all violations and abuses against children;

Welcomes the steps made by the Government of Burundi to withdraw some media and civil society organizations bans, cancel some arrest warrants and release a number of detainees, and urges the Government of Burundi to urgently fulfil the remaining commitments it announced on 23 February 2016 and to re-open all media outlets and release all political detainees;

Urges the Government of Burundi to continue to cooperate fully with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), requests the Secretary-General, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to take appropriate steps to reinforce the human rights monitoring capacity to monitor the situation in Burundi, consistent with paragraph 13 of this resolution;

Expresses its intention to pursue targeted measures against all actors, inside and outside Burundi, who threaten the peace and security of Burundi;

Inter-Burundian dialogue

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 take part actively, constructively and urgently in the EAC-led, AU-endorsed political dialogue facilitated by the Mediator and the EAC Facilitator, in order to hold a genuine and inclusive inter-Burundian dialogue, and expresses its full support to the Facilitator’s efforts to increase the inclusiveness of this process;

Requests the Secretary-General, through the good offices of his Special Adviser for conflict prevention, including in Burundi, to continue to support the inter-Burundian dialogue as referred to in paragraph 6 of this resolution, and in this regard, to continue to coordinate and work with the EAC, AU-endorsed, Mediator and his Facilitator, as well as with the High-level delegation from the AU, and to provide all necessary technical and substantive support to the mediation;

Requests the Secretary-General, to swiftly implement the strengthening of the Office of the special adviser for conflict prevention, including in Burundi, as referred to in paragraph 10 of resolution 2279 (2016) and paragraph 7 of resolution 2248 (2015), by substantially increasing the number of political officers in Burundi in order to:

Engage with all stakeholders to the crisis, including the Government, opposition, political parties, civil society, religious leaders and others,

Provide substantive support to the inter-Burundian dialogue as referred to in paragraph 6 of this resolution,

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Work with all Burundian parties to develop confidence-building measures to improve the human rights and security situation, and foster an environment conducive to political dialogue;

Regional dimension

Calls on States in the region to contribute to a solution to the crisis in Burundi, and to refrain from any interference, including through supporting the activities of armed movements in any way, and to respect their obligations under international law, and recalls in this regard commitments of the States in the region under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region and the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees;

African Union observers and experts

Urges the Government of Burundi, in coordination with the African Union Commission, to ensure the continued and full deployment of 100 AU human rights observers and 100 AU military experts without further delay, and urges the Government of Burundi and other concerned stakeholders to provide them with full cooperation and access in order to facilitate the implementation of their mandate;

Requests the Secretary General to report to the Security Council within 30 days, in close coordination with the AU, on proposals to enable the United Nations to facilitate the deployment of the AU observers and on modalities for cooperation between the United Nations police component, as referred to in paragraph 13 of this resolution, and the AU observers, taking into account their comparative advantages and within their respective mandates, in compliance with the United Nations standards and practices and consistent with the United Nations Human Rights Due Diligence Policy;

United Nations contingency planning

Reaffirms the importance of United Nations and AU contingency planning, and requests the Secretary-General to advance contingency planning, consistent with resolution 2279 (2016), to enable the international community to respond to any further deterioration of the situation and to report to the Security Council as needed with contingency planning proposals;

United Nations police component

Requests the Secretary-General to establish a United Nations police officers component in Burundi for an initial period of one year to monitor the security situation and to support OHCHR in monitoring human rights violations and abuses, under the authority of the Office of the Special Adviser for conflict prevention, including in Burundi, in coordination with the AU human rights observers and military experts in Burundi, in accordance with their respective mandates;

Authorizes a ceiling of 228 United Nations individual police officers for the United Nations police component as referred to in paragraph 13 of this resolution, headed by a United Nations senior police adviser, to be deployed in Bujumbura and throughout Burundi, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their progressive deployment;

Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps for the protection of United Nations personnel, facilities, installations, and equipment, pursuant to standard United Nations practices, in consultation with the Government of Burundi;

Urges the Government of Burundi, as well as all Burundian stakeholders, to cooperate fully with the deployment and activities of the United Nations police component in Burundi, and to allow full and unhindered access by United Nations personnel to places of detention and individual detainees;

Calls on Member States in the region, to allow the free, unhindered and expeditious movement to and from Burundi of all personnel, as well as equipment, provisions and supplies, which are for the exclusive and official use of the United Nations police component in Burundi;

Expresses its intent to keep under review and to adapt the size, composition and mandate of the United Nations police component in Burundi in light of the evolution of the security situation, as well as of the progress made in the respect of human rights and in a genuine and inclusive inter-Burundian dialogue as referred to in paragraph 6 of this resolution;

Reports of the Secretary-General

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the situation in Burundi every three months after the adoption of this resolution, including on any public incidents of incitements to hatred and violence, as well as on steps to ensure the deployment of the United Nations police component and on possible adaptations of the United Nations police component as referred to in paragraphs 13 and 14 of this resolution, and further requests the Secretary-General to provide written reports immediately to the Security Council, as necessary, on grave security incidents, violations of international humanitarian law and violations or abuses of human rights, as applicable, of which the United Nations police component in Burundi, together with OHCHR, has knowledge, whoever perpetrates them;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.