19 February 2013 – The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) has invited all Burundi political actors for a workshop set for March 11-13 to draw lessons from the 2010 electoral process and to discuss “elements for a credible road map towards the organization of inclusive, transparent, free and fair elections in 2015” the Special Representative of the Secretary General today told the press.

10 December 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General today reminded the UN readiness to continue support Burundian institutions in promoting good governance and combat against corruption initiatives, namely the revision of the anti-corrption legal framework and encoutraged civil society’s participation in the fight against corruption in Burundi.

Bujumbura 3 August 2012 – The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) assistance to Burundi was discussed during the 43rd Joint Steering Committee meeting, co-chaired by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UN Resident Coordinator Ms. Rosine-Sori-Coulibaly and the Permanent Secretary of the National Committee for Aid Coordination (CNCA), Mr. Pamphile Muderega.

Burundi is making steady progress in consolidating peace after years of conflict, the United Nations top official in the country told the Security Council today, noting that considerable socio-economic challenges remain.

23 September 2011 – Burundi, one of the first States targeted by the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission that seeks to prevent post-conflict countries from relapsing back into violence, today said a massacre perpetrated there earlier this week transmits a false image of the nation’s true situation.

Armed men killed at least 36 people in a popular bar last Sunday in Gatumba, just west of the capital, Bujumbura. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.