United Nations Security Council Resolution 1650, adopted unanimously on 21 December 2005, after recalling Resolution 1545 (2004) regarding the situation in

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

, the Council extended the mandate of the

United Nations Operation in Burundi The United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) was established by United Nations Security Council in May 2004 to ensure the continuation of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed on 28 August 2000. Furthermore, by the terms of R ...

(ONUB) until 1 July 2006.

Resolution

Observations

The Security Council praised the Burundian people for the completion of the transitional period where authority had been transferred to democratically elected government and institutions. It praised the

African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...

and ONUB for their contributions to the transition in Burundi, and encouraged the Burundian authorities themselves to continue to promote the stability of the country and national reconciliation. The resolution noted the need for the implementation of further reforms, and remained concern at the activities of the Palipehutu. It recognised that, although there was an improvement in the security situation, there were still "factors of instability" present in Burundi and the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Acts

Acting under

Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military an ...

, the Security Council extended the

mandate Mandate most often refers to: * League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919 * Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate Mandate may also ...

of ONUB and welcomed discussions between the Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Burundian government concerning the gradual disengagement of the United Nations

peacekeeping Peacekeeping comprises activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed warfare. Within the United N ...

presence and adjustments to its mandate. The text authorised the temporary redeployment of military and civilian police personnel among ONUB and the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), requesting the Secretary-General to begin discussions with countries contributing troops to those missions on the conditions for such redeployments. Meanwhile, the Burundian government was urged to finalise the disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration process, and welcomed its willingness to conclude an agreement with the Palipehutu. There was concern at reported violations of human rights, and international organisations were called upon to continue to provide assistance to the development of Burundi.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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Resolution

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