UN Security Council
1959

1. Requests the Secretary-General to establish the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB), as recommended in his report (S/2010/608), as a significantly scaled-down United Nations presence, for an initial period of 12 months beginning on 1 January 2011, with the key tasks as specified in paragraph 3 below, to support the progress achieved in recent years by all national stakeholders in consolidating peace, democracy and development in Burundi; 2. Welcomes the Secretary-General’s recommendation that BNUB should be headed by a Special Representative of the Secretary-General assisted by a Deputy Special Representative who would serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, as well as Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme, and recognizes the need for appropriate expertise and adequate material resources, in order that the BNUB can effectively and efficiently implement its mandate; 3. Requests that BNUB focuses on and supports the Government of Burundi in the following areas: (a) Strengthening the independence, capacities and legal frameworks of key national institutions, in particular judicial and parliamentary institutions, in line with international standards and principles;