UN General Assembly
2006

Establishing the rule of law and peacebuilding also depend on the peaceful settlement of the issue of land ownership. This was behind the Government’s creation of the national commission dealing with land and other assets, whose task it is to settle disputes over the ownership or recovery of land and other assets that have changed hands during the various social and political conflicts in our history. Its work is an essential complement to that of the truth and reconciliation commission, with regard to which the Government of Burundi hopes agreement will soon be reached with the United Nations, because we are convinced that it will contribute to combating the fallout from genocide, as well as impunity in our country, and enhance the national reconciliation process. With regard to national reconciliation, we firmly believe that sport is a very important factor in peacebuilding and reconstruction and in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In Burundi we have taken measures in this area, and we hope that other countries going through a post-conflict period will follow our example.