               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2027 (2011)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               20 December 2011




               Resolution 2027 (2011)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6691st meeting, on
               20 December 2011

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions and the statements of its President on Burundi,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Burundi,
                     Welcoming the progress that Burundi has made towards peace, stability and
               development and emphasizing the need for the United Nations system and the
               international community, including the international financial institutions and
               Burundi’s development partners, to maintain their support for peace consolidation
               and long-term development in Burundi,
                    Taking note of the smooth transition from the United Nations Integrated Office
               in Burundi (BINUB) to the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) and
               commending the continued contribution of the United Nations to the country’s
               peace, security and development,
                     Encouraging the efforts of the Government of Burundi to create a space for all
               political parties and to continue improving dialogue between all relevant actors,
               including civil society,
                    Supporting the renewed commitment of Burundi to “zero tolerance” for
               corruption,
                     Welcoming the continued engagement of the Peacebuilding Commission in
               Burundi and the recent visit of the Chair of the Commission’s Burundi
               configuration, taking note of the April 2011 Outcome Document of the Fifth Review
               of the Implementation of the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding in Burundi and
               of the briefing of the Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding
               Commission on 7 December 2011, and acknowledging the contribution that the
               Peacebuilding Fund has made to peacebuilding in Burundi,
                   Supporting the commitment of Burundi to regional integration, notably in the
               Economic Community of Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL), the East African
               Community (EAC), and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
               (ICGLR),


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                     Recognizing the importance of transitional justice in promoting lasting
               reconciliation among all the people of Burundi, and noting with appreciation the
               completion of the work of the Technical Committee and the commitment of the
               Government of Burundi to establishing transitional justice mechanisms, consistent
               with the results of the 2009 national consultations, Security Council resolution 1606
               (2005) as well as the Arusha agreements 2000,
                    Welcoming the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman and the National
               Independent Human Rights Commission,
                     Noting with grave concern continued human rights violations, in particular
               extrajudicial politically motivated killings and torture, and restrictions on civil
               liberties, including harassment, intimidation and restrictions on the freedom of
               expression, association and assembly of opposition political parties, media and civil
               society organizations,
                     Noting with great concern the attacks against civilians as well as security and
               defence forces in various parts of the country and the reports of paramilitary
               activities in neighbouring countries and calling upon all those involved to put an
               end to such acts,
                     Calling upon the Government of Burundi to protect the civil liberties and to
               fight impunity, particularly by ensuring that those responsible for incidences of
               torture, extrajudicial killings and mistreatment of detainees are brought to justice,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1889
               (2009) on women and peace and security, its resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1894
               (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts and its resolutions 1612
               (2005), 1882 (2009) and 1998 (2011) on children and armed conflict,
                    Having considered the first report (S/2011/751) of the Secretary-General on
               the BNUB,
                     1.   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);
                     2.   Decides that in addition to paragraph 1 above, BNUB shall also continue
               to support the Government of Burundi in the following areas:
                    (a) 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;
                    (b) Providing support to Burundi’s deepening regional integration, as
               requested;
                     3.   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;




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                 4.   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;
                 5.   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;
                 6.   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;
                 7.    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;
                 8.    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;
                9.    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;
                10. 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;
                 11. 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;
                12. 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;



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                    13. 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;
                    14. 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;
                    15.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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