Press Releases

  • MINUSCA Blue Berets on patrol in Ouham-Pende district, Central African Republic

    Security Council Press Statement on attacks against MINUSCA
    28 Dec 2020 - Security Council Press Statement on attacks against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) ...

  • UN Security Council in Session

    Statement by the President of the Security Council, 4 Dec 2020
    04 Dec 2020 - On 4 December 2020, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub regional organizations in maintaining international peace and security”, in accordance with the procedure...

  • Benjamin William Mkapa opening 5th round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue, 26 October 2018. Photo: UN/Kassimi Bamba

    Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of the former President of Tanzania Benjamin William Mkapa
    24 Jul 2020 - The Secretary-General is deeply saddened to learn of the death of former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Benjamin William Mkapa. At this time of loss, the Secretary-General conveys his deepest condolences to the family of...
  • Burundi needs more than a new President to break the cycle of violence, say UN investigators
    14 Jul 2020 - Geneva (14 July 2020) – After a campaign period marked by numerous cases of arbitrary detention and even some executions of members of Burundi’s main opposition party CNL (National Freedom Council), as well as numerous violations of public freedoms, Burundi is now at a cross-...

  • Albert Ndikumana, 29-year-old Burundian peacekeeper, was killed during an ambush on Aug. 23, 2018, in the village of Pavika, CAR. Photo: MINUSCA/Leonel Grothe

    UN honours two fallen peacekeepers from Burundi
    22 May 2019 - UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Friday, 24 May 2019. Two fallen peacekeepers from Burundi are among the 119 who will posthumously receive the Dag Hammarskjold medal: Caporal-Chef Leonidas Nimubona...
  • Third African Union-United Nations Annual Conference
    07 May 2019 - Below is a joint communiqué issued at the end of the Third African Union-United Nations Annual Conference convened by  UN Secretary-General António Guterres and AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on 6 May 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
  • UN-AU Joint Task Force reviews Peace and Security in Africa
    16 Feb 2019 - The Joint Task Force reviewed the situation across the Continent at their 16th Consultative Meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15 February 2019. In the spotlight were a number of countries, including Burundi. Below is a joint communiqué issued at the close of the...

  • Partial view of political actors and party representatives at the 5th round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue, Oct 2018

    EAC reports conclusion of 5th Round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue
    29 Oct 2018 - East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 29th October 2018: The 5th Round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue bringing together political parties and political actors in the Burundian conflict concluded on 29 October 2018 at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha,...

  • Special Envoy Michel Kafando in group photograph following a meeting with representatives of women's advocacy groups, 6 Sept 2018. UN Photo/Napoleon Viban

    Special Envoy Michel Kafando consults with Burundi authorities
    12 Sep 2018 - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General, Michel Kafando on 12 September 2018 ended a week-long visit to Burundi, during which he held talks with representatives of the Government, political parties and the civil society, including women's rights...

  • The joint delegation from AU-FemWise and the ICGLR Women’s Platform in group photograph with Burundi First Lady Denise Nkurunziza. The group visited from 9 to 11 August 2018

    Joint delegation from AU-FemWise and the ICGLR Women’s Platform visits Burundi, August 2018
    12 Aug 2018 - The Office of the Special Envoy of the SecretaryGeneral for the Great Lakes region, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the African Union (AU), through their respective platforms and forums on women, and UN-Women undertook joint solidarity...