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The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Burundi (OSESG-B) closed on 31 May 2021, transferring its responsibilities to the UN Country Team in Burundi, led by the Resident Coordinator.
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 and 1st Sgt Major Albert Ndikumana, who both served with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
Great Lakes Special Envoy Huang Xia hands lowered flag at OSESG-B to Acting Resident Coordinator, Nicole Kouassi, 31 May 2021. UN/Napoleon Viban
A returning refugee receives a COVID-19 test at a transit centre in Burundi after returning from Rwanda. © UNHCR/Will Swanson
Repatriated Burundians from Tanzania in the transit center of Mabanda, Makamba province, Burundi (archives). OCHA/Christian Cricboom
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