Abbreviation | BNUB |
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Type | Peace Support Mission |
Head | Parfait Onanga-Anyanga |
Parent organization | United Nations Security Council |
Website | http://bnub.unmissions.org |
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The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) was established by the United Nations Security Council in December 2010 as a scaled-down operation to replace the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi from 1 January 2011.
BNUB, established by Resolution 1959 (2010), was authorised to: [1]
The Security Council gave BNUB an initial twelve month mandate until the end of December 2011, [2] which was extended until February 15, 2013. [3]
The BNUB completed its mandate 31 December 2014, and its responsibilities were transferred to the UN Development Assistance Framework - specifically to the Country Team for Burundi. The UN Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi (MENUB) officially began work on 1 January 2015. [4]
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