Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conclict in Burundi

Children and Armed Conflict

Published by: United Nations (UN) Securty Council, 2006
Via: UNPulse

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Security Council resolution 1612 (2005). It is presented to the Security Council and its Working Group on children and armed conflict as the first report on Burundi from the monitoring and reporting mechanism referred to in paragraph 3 of that resolution. The report, which covers the period from August 2005 to September 2006, provides information on compliance and progress in ending the recruitment and use of children and other grave violations being committed against children in armed conflict situations in Burundi and outlines progress achieved in that regard.

Despite the substantial progress achieved in addressing the grave violations of children’s
rights detailed in resolution 1612 (2005), violations are still occurring and the competent authorities have not always conducted criminal investigations nor punished those responsible. Violations of children’s rights were reported in the provinces where there was armed conflict during the reporting period. The report explicitly identifies the parties to the conflict responsible for serious violations, including the Parti pour la libération du peuple hutu-Forces nationales de libération (PALIPEHUTU-FNL), the Burundi National Defence Force (FDN), the National Intelligence Service (SNR) and the Burundi National Police.