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    On Burundi, Already Weak UNSC Draft Weakened By Amendments, ICP Puts Online Here By Matthew Russell Lee, Follow Up On Exclusives UNITES NATIONS, October 14 -- Amid warnings in Burundi of the risk of genocide, when UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on September 24 met with the country's foreign minister Alain Aime Nyamitwe, Inner City Press went to cover it as closely as possible. The meeting went less than twenty minutes, but took nearly three hours for Ban's office to summarize. Inner City Press live-streamed the handshake and book signing on Periscope, as it did Alain Aime Nyamitwe's speech in the General Assembly hall. But when Ban's office issued a read-out, seemingly negotiated with Burundi, it did not mention the deployment of 228 UN Police, much less the UN's risk of genocide report. On October 13, after the UN Security Council had a closed door meeting about Burundi and Inner City Press just outside the Council asked about leaving the ICC and the Mkapa or Museveni process, a draft Security Council press statement was proposed and put “under silence” until 10 am on October 14. But, Inner City Press has exclusively just learned, major changes have been proposed - we have put the marked up draft online, here. We'll have more on this. On October 12, Inner City Press asked Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, if the AU vets those whom the Nkurunziza government sends to the AU Mission in Somalia, AMISOM. The answer was no -- although Mwencha did say that Burundi needs an inclusive dialogue. On October 11, Inner City Press asked Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Stephane Dujarric about the reported plan to deploy Nkurunziza guard Ildephone Habarurema to the peacekeeping mission in Somalia, AMISOM, to which the UN provides support. Despite Ban Ki-moon's claims about human rights first and vetting, Dujarric said the UN has no role in vetting to whom it provides support. So does no one vet? Inner City Press also asked Dujarric about Burundi's government's widely circulated letter breaking off contacts with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Dujarric said he was not aware of the letter. Here it is. On October 12 Inner City Press asked Dujarric why the UN is, this week, circulating this recruitment: Senior Political Affairs Officer [Temporary] Level : P-5 Job ID : 68334 Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian Job Family : Political Affairs Department/Office : Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Conflict Prevention Duty Station : BUJUMBURA Staffing Exercise : N/A Posted Date : 10/12/2016 Deadline : 10/18/2016 From the October 11UN transcript: Inner City Press: I’d asked you yesterday about Burundi doing a persona non grata statement about three UN officials. I’m wondering if you have some more formal, less generic response to it. And I also… they’ve now issued a letter today saying they suspend all cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights. Spokesman: I didn’t think my response was that generic. I haven’t seen the letter. I’ve not been aware of the letter. I know, currently, there are about 51 staff members for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Burundi who are monitoring, reporting, protection officers. Obviously, we feel their work is critical in order to shine a light on the situation in the country, and we very much hope that they will be able to continue their work. ICP Question: And I guess I… I’d wanted to… to… one, I’d just make it an ongoing request on the… the… the individual who is going to be deployed to Darfur. It was said, maybe in your absence, by Farhan [Haq] that it’s on hold and under review, just that if that changes… Spokesman: Sure. ICP Question: But I wanted to ask, there are a number of people in civil society and Burundi raising… there’s the… the… the chief of the security for the President, Idelfon Habaruama [phonetic], who they s

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    On Burundi, Already Weak UNSC Draft Weakened By Amendments, ICP Puts Online Here By Matthew Russell Lee, Follow Up On Exclusives UNITES NATIONS, October 14 -- Amid warnings in Burundi of the risk of genocide, when UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on September 24 met with the country's foreign minister Alain Aime Nyamitwe, Inner City Press went to cover it as closely as possible. The meeting went less than twenty minutes, but took nearly three hours for Ban's office to summarize. Inner City Press live-streamed the handshake and book signing on Periscope, as it did Alain Aime Nyamitwe's speech in the General Assembly hall. But when Ban's office issued a read-out, seemingly negotiated with Burundi, it did not mention the deployment of 228 UN Police, much less the UN's risk of genocide report. On October 13, after the UN Security Council had a closed door meeting about Burundi and Inner City Press just outside the Council asked about leaving the ICC and the Mkapa or Museveni process, a draft Security Council press statement was proposed and put “under silence” until 10 am on October 14. But, Inner City Press has exclusively just learned, major changes have been proposed - we have put the marked up draft online, here. We'll have more on this. On October 12, Inner City Press asked Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, if the AU vets those whom the Nkurunziza government sends to the AU Mission in Somalia, AMISOM. The answer was no -- although Mwencha did say that Burundi needs an inclusive dialogue. On October 11, Inner City Press asked Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Stephane Dujarric about the reported plan to deploy Nkurunziza guard Ildephone Habarurema to the peacekeeping mission in Somalia, AMISOM, to which the UN provides support. Despite Ban Ki-moon's claims about human rights first and vetting, Dujarric said the UN has no role in vetting to whom it provides support. So does no one vet? Inner City Press also asked Dujarric about Burundi's government's widely circulated letter breaking off contacts with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Dujarric said he was not aware of the letter. Here it is. On October 12 Inner City Press asked Dujarric why the UN is, this week, circulating this recruitment: Senior Political Affairs Officer [Temporary] Level : P-5 Job ID : 68334 Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian Job Family : Political Affairs Department/Office : Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Conflict Prevention Duty Station : BUJUMBURA Staffing Exercise : N/A Posted Date : 10/12/2016 Deadline : 10/18/2016 From the October 11UN transcript: Inner City Press: I’d asked you yesterday about Burundi doing a persona non grata statement about three UN officials. I’m wondering if you have some more formal, less generic response to it. And I also… they’ve now issued a letter today saying they suspend all cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights. Spokesman: I didn’t think my response was that generic. I haven’t seen the letter. I’ve not been aware of the letter. I know, currently, there are about 51 staff members for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Burundi who are monitoring, reporting, protection officers. Obviously, we feel their work is critical in order to shine a light on the situation in the country, and we very much hope that they will be able to continue their work. ICP Question: And I guess I… I’d wanted to… to… one, I’d just make it an ongoing request on the… the… the individual who is going to be deployed to Darfur. It was said, maybe in your absence, by Farhan [Haq] that it’s on hold and under review, just that if that changes… Spokesman: Sure. ICP Question: But I wanted to ask, there are a number of people in civil society and Burundi raising… there’s the… the… the chief of the security for the President, Idelfon Habaruama [phonetic], who they s

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    On Burundi, Vague UNSC Draft Weakened by Amendments, ICP Puts Online Here

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    On Burundi, Already Weak UNSC Draft Weakened By Amendments, ICP Puts Online Here By Matthew Russell Lee, Follow Up On Exclusives UNITES NATIONS, October 14 -- Amid warnings in Burundi of the risk of genocide, when UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on September 24 met with the country's foreign minister Alain Aime Nyamitwe, Inner City Press went to cover it as closely as possible. The meeting went less than twenty minutes, but took nearly three hours for Ban's office to summarize. Inner City Press live-streamed the handshake and book signing on Periscope, as it did Alain Aime Nyamitwe's speech in the General Assembly hall. But when Ban's office issued a read-out, seemingly negotiated with Burundi, it did not mention the deployment of 228 UN Police, much less the UN's risk of genocide report. On October 13, after the UN Security Council had a closed door meeting about Burundi and Inner City Press just outside the Council asked about leaving the ICC and the Mkapa or Museveni process, a draft Security Council press statement was proposed and put “under silence” until 10 am on October 14. But, Inner City Press has exclusively just learned, major changes have been proposed - we have put the marked up draft online, here. We'll have more on this. On October 12, Inner City Press asked Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, if the AU vets those whom the Nkurunziza government sends to the AU Mission in Somalia, AMISOM. The answer was no -- although Mwencha did say that Burundi needs an inclusive dialogue. On October 11, Inner City Press asked Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Stephane Dujarric about the reported plan to deploy Nkurunziza guard Ildephone Habarurema to the peacekeeping mission in Somalia, AMISOM, to which the UN provides support. Despite Ban Ki-moon's claims about human rights first and vetting, Dujarric said the UN has no role in vetting to whom it provides support. So does no one vet? Inner City Press also asked Dujarric about Burundi's government's widely circulated letter breaking off contacts with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Dujarric said he was not aware of the letter. Here it is. On October 12 Inner City Press asked Dujarric why the UN is, this week, circulating this recruitment: Senior Political Affairs Officer [Temporary] Level : P-5 Job ID : 68334 Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian Job Family : Political Affairs Department/Office : Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Conflict Prevention Duty Station : BUJUMBURA Staffing Exercise : N/A Posted Date : 10/12/2016 Deadline : 10/18/2016 From the October 11UN transcript: Inner City Press: I’d asked you yesterday about Burundi doing a persona non grata statement about three UN officials. I’m wondering if you have some more formal, less generic response to it. And I also… they’ve now issued a letter today saying they suspend all cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights. Spokesman: I didn’t think my response was that generic. I haven’t seen the letter. I’ve not been aware of the letter. I know, currently, there are about 51 staff members for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Burundi who are monitoring, reporting, protection officers. Obviously, we feel their work is critical in order to shine a light on the situation in the country, and we very much hope that they will be able to continue their work. ICP Question: And I guess I… I’d wanted to… to… one, I’d just make it an ongoing request on the… the… the individual who is going to be deployed to Darfur. It was said, maybe in your absence, by Farhan [Haq] that it’s on hold and under review, just that if that changes… Spokesman: Sure. ICP Question: But I wanted to ask, there are a number of people in civil society and Burundi raising… there’s the… the… the chief of the security for the President, Idelfon Habaruama [phonetic], who they s

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    Draft Press Statement on the implementation of resolution 2303

    On 13 October the members of the Security Council were briefed by Special


    Adviser to the Secretary-General on conflict prevention, including in Burundi,
    Jamal Benomar, on the status of the implementation of resolution 2303 (2016),
    which, inter alia, requests the Secretary-General to take the appropriate steps to
    increase the human rights monitoring capacity in the country (OP4); to continue
    to support the EAC-led inter-Burundian dialogue (OP7); to swiftly implement the
    strengthening of the Office of the Special Adviser (OP8); to establish a United
    Nations police officer component in Burundi (OP13); and to ensure its progressive
    deployment (OP14).
    The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern over the
    persisting political impasse and the lack of progress in implementing resolution
    2303 (2016). They took note of the African Union Peace and Security Council
    communiqu of 6 October 2016 which . acknowledges that the security situation
    in the country has improved, especially in the capital city Bujumbura and its
    surrounding areas. In this respect, Council urges the Government of Burundi to
    continue enhance security and safety, ensuring fundamental freedoms and civil
    liberties for all Burundians, including through reopening the space for the
    media;They reiterated their demand that all sides in Burundi refrain from any
    action that would threaten peace and stability in the country or undermine the
    EAC-led inter-Burundian dialogue. In that regard, they stressed the utmost
    importance of respecting the Constitution as well as the letter and the spirit of
    the Arusha Agreement, which has helped to sustain a decade of peace in
    Burundi.
    The members of the Security Council recalled the basic principles of
    peacekeeping as well as the consent by the Government of Burundi for the
    deployment of 50 United Nations police officers in Burundi and requested the
    Secretary-General to dispatch his Special Adviser to engage coordinate with the
    Government of Burundi with a view to agreeing on the modalities for the
    implementation of the delployment of resolution 2303 (2016), in particular with
    regard to paragraphs 8, 13 and 14, of resolution 2303 (2016), as soon as
    possible, and They expressed their full support to the Special Adviser in this
    regard.
    The members of the Security Council called on the Government of Burundi to
    continue to cooperate closely with the United Nations team under the
    responsibility of the Special Adviserto work constructively with the Special
    Adviser to to support the inter-Burundian dialogue,
    and in the areas of security and rule of la w, as well as to develop, in a
    consensual manner, a plan and timeline for the implementation of the resolution
    2303. They further . expressed their s support for the efforts of the SecretaryGeneral and his Special Adviser on conflict prevention, including in Burundi,

    aimed at peaceful resolution of the crisis, consistent with its resolutions 2248
    (2015), 2279 and 2303(2016),
    The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their strong commitment to the
    sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity and unity of Burundi.
    The members of the Security Council expressed their concern about the
    humanitarian and human rights situation in the country and called on the
    Secretary-General to continue to scale up United Nations humanitarian
    assistance in support of the Burundian population. They regret the decision by
    Burundi to suspend all cooperation and collaboration with the Office of the UN
    High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR), which over many years has
    provided valuable technical assistance to strengthen Burundis rule of law
    institutions, and hopes that a swift solution can be found that will enable OHCHR
    to resume its activities in the full exercise of its mandate.
    The members of the Security Council expressed their determination to continue
    to closely follow the situation in Burundi, including progress in the
    implementation of resolution 2303 (2016).

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