UN General Assembly
2014

through appropriate structures, such as clusters, strategic forums and policy forums. The same is true for the coordination of assistance, for which Burundi adopted the same structures. The mandate of the United Nations Office in Burundi will end on 31 December, and the Office will transfer its responsibilities to a United Nations country team in Burundi, preparations for which are in full swing. A joint transition programme was presented to the appropriate body on 14 May in the United Nations Office. Also, a joint steering committee and a technical transition team were established and are functioning according to their mandate. Finally, also in the context of peace consolidation, a third phase of that programme, coverning the period 2014 to 2016, will soon become operational. The themes of the programme have already been adopted by the relevant authorities. On the economic front, Burundi has held two sectoral conferences on priority areas, one in July 2013 and the other in October. Their purpose was to decide, together with bilateral partners, on ways and means to implement the commitments made by each