At the outset, I should like to express, on behalf of my delegation, my sincere thanks to the President of the Security Council for having organized this meeting on the situation in Burundi. Since this is the first time I have taken the floor since your accession to the presidency of the Council, Si…
The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Burundi is possible for some targets, but for others there is a long road to travel. In order to better understand the progress that has been made and the difficulties encountered, I would like to briefly explain the sociopolitical condit…
On the occasion of the presentation of the sixth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (S/2009/611), allow me, first of all, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Burundi, to thank the Secretary-General for the steadfast support that the United N…
It is an honour to take the floor at the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly.
At the outset, on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, and our entire delegation, we join preceding speakers in warmly congratulating you, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki…
On the occasion of the presentation of the fifth report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/270) on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), the Government of the Republic of Burundi takes this opportunity to thank the Organization for its tireless ongoing assistance to my country in fi…
The Government of Burundi thanks the Secretary-General for his fourth report (S/2008/745) on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), which is a succinct, comprehensive and very detailed document. The absence in the report of up-to-date information would have detracted from its quali…
At the outset, I would like to join previous speakers, on behalf of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, and our entire delegation, in offering our warmest congratulations to Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his outstanding election to the presidency. We congratula…
My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for having organized this informational meeting regarding my country. We would like to reiterate our gratitude to the Council for having selected Burundi as one of the first beneficiaries of the services of the Peacebuilding Commission, which has been operati…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session for organizing this high-level meeting to share ideas on finding acceptable, viable and long-term responses with a view to ensuring access to prevention, detection, treatment and care in the context…
Permit me at the outset, on the occasion of the presentation of
the third report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (S/2008/330), to express my heartfelt thanks to the Secretary-General for the United Nations assistance from which my country has benefited fo…
It is a great pleasure for me to speak on behalf of the delegation of Burundi to share the efforts made by the Government of my country towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. I would like at the outset to stress that Burundi aligns itself with the statement made by the re…
Mr. President, at the outset I wish on behalf of my delegation to extend to you our sincere gratitude for having invited us to this meeting. I wish also to thank the delegation of Angola which courageously, farsightedly and wisely guided the first difficult year of the Peacebuilding Commission.
My …
At the outset, I wish on behalf of my delegation to
thank the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session for having convened this important meeting on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/62/137) and of the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/62/…
First of all, we would like to extend to Mr. Srgjan Kerim our warmest congratulations on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly for the current session and to say that the delegation that I have the honour of leading is greatly pleased to see him presiding over the work of the A…
Since this is the first time in which we take the floor under your presidency, Sir, the delegation of Burundi would like first of all to congratulate you on your brilliant election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-second session, and to wish you every success in giving new dynamism …
It is an honour for me to be able to speak before the members of the Security Council on an important topic, peacebuilding in post-conflict countries. This subject is today of concern to the various stakeholders determined to offer space for stability, development and hope to countries shattered by …
I would like at the outset to join others who have spoken before me in hailing the masterful work of the team that organized this midterm review of the implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries. I would also like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the p…
On behalf of the President of the Republic of Burundi, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, and on behalf of my entire delegation, I would like to extend my congratulations and thanks to the Secretary-General and to the General Assembly for having convened this meeting, pursuant to resolution 60/224 of 23 Decembe…
My delegation is pleased to see the British presidency in the Council during the month of December, which brings the year 2005 to an end. We are also very happy to commend the excellent work accomplished by the Russian presidency, during which the Burundian Minister for Foreign Affairs was able to a…
It is an honour and a true pleasure for me to have the opportunity to address the Security Council soon after the Council mission’s fruitful visit to Burundi on 8 and 9 November 2005.
First, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Burundi, on behalf of my delegation and on my own account, I …