Security Council resolution 2090 (2013) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Office in Burundi (BNUB) until 15 Feb. 2014]
Symbol: S/RES/2090 (2013)
Date: 2013-02-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/68 [99] BURUNDI SITUATION
Subjects: UN Office in Burundi (BNUB)|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|PEACEBUILDING|BURUNDI|BURUNDI SITUATION|HUMAN RIGHTS|GOVERNANCE|ELECTIONS|IMPUNITY|JUDICIAL SYSTEM|RECONCILIATION|REFUGEES|SECURITY SECTOR REFORM|DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
vote: yes
country: AZERBAIJAN
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GUATEMALA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: MOROCCO
vote: yes
country: PAKISTAN
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: TOGO
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2090 (2013)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               13 February 2013




               Resolution 2090 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6918th meeting, on
               13 February 2013

                    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 continued 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, and, in that connection,
               commending the Government of Burundi on the finalization of the new Poverty
               Reduction Strategy Paper, second generation (PRSP-II), and on the agreement with
               the United Nations on a new United Nations Development Assistance Framework
               (UNDAF), and commending also the efforts of the Burundi Government to raise
               revenue through the Office of Burundi Revenue and reaffirming its support for the
               work of this institution,
                     Further welcoming the success of the Conference of Burundi’s Development
               Partners held on 29-30 October 2012 in Geneva, which marks the commitment of
               international partners to support the efforts of Burundi to implement the PRSP-II
               and the commitment of the Government of Burundi to pursue structural reforms
               aimed at improving political, economic and administrative governance, in line with
               its National strategy on good governance and fight against corruption,
                    Commending the continued contribution of the United Nations Office in
               Burundi (BNUB) and the United Nations system to the country’s peace, security and
               development,
                     Encouraging further efforts from the Government of Burundi to ensure a space
               for all political parties, including from the extra-parliamentary opposition, and to
               continue improving dialogue between all relevant actors, including civil society,
                  Taking note of the appointment of the new Independent National Electoral
               Commission (CENI) and urging CENI to work closely with all political actors for



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               the preparation of the 2015 elections, in a spirit of continuous dialogue and search
               for consensus,
                     Welcoming the intention of BNUB and the United Nations system to organize,
               in 2013, an initiative, with broad participation, on lessons learned from the 2010
               electoral process to inform the preparation of the 2015 elections,
                     Noting the efforts made by the Government of Burundi to improve the human
               rights situation in Burundi, and remaining concerned by continued human rights
               violations, in particular ongoing extrajudicial killings including politically
               motivated killings, mistreatment of detainees and torture, and restrictions on civil
               liberties, notably harassment, intimidation, including by youth groups, limitations
               on the freedom of press, of expression, of association and of assembly of opposition
               political parties, media and civil society organizations,
                    Noting with continued concern the continued 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 demanding that all those
               involved to put an end to such acts,
                     Underscoring the importance of transitional justice mechanisms in promoting
               lasting reconciliation among all the people of Burundi, taking note of the draft law
               on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission developed by the Government of
               Burundi and passed to Parliament on 12 December 2012, and recalling in this
               context 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 agreement of
               28 August 2000,
                     Recalling that Burundi is a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International
               Criminal Court since 2004, and has undertaken obligations to fight impunity for
               crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the Court, and emphasizing that the
               International Criminal Court is complementary to the national criminal jurisdictions,
                    Supporting the renewed commitment of Burundi to “zero tolerance” for
               corruption,
                     Welcoming the continued engagement of the Peacebuilding Commission in
               Burundi, including the contribution of the Burundi Configuration of the
               Peacebuilding Commission, and welcoming the readiness of the Peacebuilding Fund
               to provide an additional tranche of support to peacebuilding efforts in Burundi,
                     Supporting the continued commitment of Burundi to regional integration and
               cooperation with neighbours, notably through the Economic Community of Great
               Lakes Countries (CEPGL), the East African Community (EAC), and the
               International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR),
                     Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009)
               and 1960 (2010) 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), 1998 (2011) and 2068 (2012) on children and armed
               conflict,
                    Having considered the latest report of the Secretary-General on BNUB
               (S/2013/36) and, in particular, the analysis it contains of progress and remaining



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           challenges in relation to the benchmarks transmitted to the Security Council by the
           Secretary-General pursuant to resolutions 1959 (2010) and 2027 (2011), which are
           intended to inform the future transition from BNUB to regular engagement by a
           United Nations country team,
                1.    Decides to extend until 15 February 2014 the mandate of BNUB,
           requesting it, consistent with paragraphs 3 (a) to (d) of the resolution 1959 (2010)
           and 2 (a) and (b) of the resolution 2027 (2011), to focus on and support the
           Government of Burundi in the following areas:
                 (a) Promoting and facilitating dialogue between national actors and
           supporting mechanisms for broad-based participation in political life, including for
           the implementation of development strategies and programmes in Burundi and
           towards ensuring a conducive, free and open environment for the run up to the 2015
           elections;
                 (b) Strengthening the independence, capacities and legal frameworks of key
           national institutions, in particular judicial and parliamentary institutions, in line with
           international standards and principles;
                 (c) Supporting efforts to fight impunity, particularly through the
           establishment of transparent, independent and impartial transitional justice
           mechanisms to strengthen national unity, promote justice and promote reconciliation
           within Burundi’s society, and providing operational support to the functioning of
           these bodies;
                (d) Promoting and protecting human rights, including strengthening national
           capacities in that area, as well as national civil society;
                 (e) Supporting the efforts of the Government and the international
           community to focus on the socioeconomic development of women and youth and
           the socioeconomic reintegration of conflict-affected populations, including recently
           repatriated refugees and internally displaced persons, and advocating for resource
           mobilization for Burundi, with a view to consolidating peace, improving governance
           and relaunching sustainable development in the framework of the PRSP-II;
                (f) Providing support to Burundi’s deepening regional integration, as
           requested;
                 2.   Recognizes the primary responsibility of the Government of Burundi for
           peacebuilding, security, protection of its population and long-term development in
           the country, and encourages the Government of Burundi to continue 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;
                 3.   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;
                4.   Calls upon the Government of Burundi to foster inclusive elections in
           2015 by continuing to improve dialogue between all national actors, including civil



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               society, and to guarantee a space for all political parties, including from the extraparliamentary opposition, to exercise their freedom to organize and prepare
               themselves for the 2015 elections;
                    5.    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 and strengthen the capacities of the National Independent
               Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Ombudsman in accordance with
               General Assembly resolution A/RES/48/134 on national institutions for the
               promotion and protection of human rights, and further encourages the Government
               to continue its fight against impunity and to take the necessary measures to ensure
               the full enjoyment of civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights as
               enshrined in the Constitution of Burundi and in accordance with its obligations
               under international law;
                     6.    Calls upon the Government of Burundi to take further necessary steps to
               prevent human rights violations, in particular ongoing extrajudicial killings
               including politically motivated killings, mistreatment of detainees and torture, and
               restrictions on civil liberties, notably harassment, intimidation, including by youth
               groups, limitations on the freedom of press, of expression, of association and of
               assembly of opposition political parties, media and civil society organizations, and
               to ensure that such human rights violations and restrictions of civil liberties are put
               to an end;
                     7.   Calls upon the Government of Burundi to take measures to fight
               impunity and support thorough, credible, impartial and transparent investigations,
               including by reinforcing the protection of victims, of their relatives and of
               witnesses, and to intensify efforts to ensure that those responsible for human rights
               violations and restrictions on civil liberties are swiftly arrested and brought to
               justice;
                     8.   Calls upon the Government of Burundi to work with international
               partners and BNUB for the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms,
               including a credible and consensual Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help
               foster an effective reconciliation of all Burundians and durable peace in Burundi, 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 agreement of 28 August 2000;
                     9.   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;
                     10. Further encourages the Government of Burundi, with the support of
               international partners as appropriate, to ensure the voluntary, safe and orderly return
               and sustainable reintegration of refugees to Burundi;
                     11. Underscores the importance of security sector reform and urges all
               international partners, together with BNUB, to continue supporting Burundi’s efforts
               to professionalize and enhance the capacity of the national security services and the
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           rights and sexual and gender-based violence and promoting strong civilian oversight
           and monitoring, with the view to consolidating security sector governance;
                 12. Calls on the Government of Burundi, with the support of the
           Peacebuilding Commission and international partners, to honour its commitments on
           peacebuilding priorities as defined in the new Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
           (PRSP-II), and underscores the importance that international partners, in
           collaboration with the Government of Burundi, and with the support of BNUB, the
           United Nations system in Burundi and the Peacebuilding Commission, continue to
           support Burundi’s development efforts and ensure effective follow-up of
           commitments taken at the Geneva Conference of Development Partners to allow
           implementation of the PRSP-II and support the implementation of the new United
           Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF);
                 13. Takes note of the progress on the implementation of the BNUB mandate
           and in Burundi’s peace consolidation, as assessed against the benchmarks for the
           future evolution of BNUB into a United Nations Country Team presence and as
           reported by the Secretary-General, and requests the Secretary-General to keep the
           Council informed on the benchmarks, the implementation of the mandate of BNUB
           and this resolution, and the conditions that affect such implementation, and to
           provide a briefing by the end of July 2013 and a report by 17 January 2014,
           reflecting particularly the outcomes of the Strategic Assessment Mission (SAM) the
           Secretary-General has indicated his intention to deploy in the course of 2013;
                14.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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