Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 25
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Having again considered the item entitled "The situation
in Burundi",
Recalling its resolution 48/17 of 3 November 1993 concerning
the situation in Burundi,
Recalling also the measures taken by the Security Council,
in particular the dispatch of a mission to Burundi, and the statements
of the President of the Council of 25 October 1/ and 16 November
2/ 1993, and 29 July, 3/ 25 August 4/ and 21 October 5/ 1994,
Noting the effective action taken by the Secretary-General
and his Special Representative for Burundi,
Noting also the important role played by the Secretary-General
of the Organization of African Unity and his Special Representative
for Burundi,
Welcoming the deployment in Burundi of an international
observer mission under the procedures of the Organization of African
Unity for the prevention, management and settlement of conflicts
in Africa,
Noting with satisfaction that Burundi's registered political
parties have resolved to have recourse to dialogue and negotiation
in the search for lasting solutions to the institutional problems,
based on equity, justice and law and an unshakable will to live
in peace,
Also noting with satisfaction the signing, on 10 September
1994 at Bujumbura, of the agreement embodying a Convention on
Governance between the forces for democratic change (presidential
majority) and the opposition political parties,
Profoundly concerned about the large-scale and uncontrolled
population movements, including armed groups which constitute
a serious threat to the peace and security of the whole subregion,
In pursuance of resolution 48/118 of 20 December 1993,
which advocates assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced
persons in Africa,
Concerned about the continuing violence and violations
of human rights in the country,
Welcoming in this connection the action of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights and of the office which he
has established in Burundi,
Taking duly into account resolution CM/Res.1527 (LX) on
the holding of a regional conference on assistance to refugees,
returnees and displaced persons in the Great Lakes region, adopted
by the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity
at its sixtieth regular session, held at Tunis from 6 to 11 June
1994, and endorsed by the heads of State and Government of the
Organization of African Unity,
Gratified by the generous offer made to the Organization
of African Unity by the Government of Burundi to host this regional
conference in order to study all the aspects of this problem which
is disrupting the plans and programmes for political stabilization
of the Great Lakes region,
Gratified also by the dispatch by the Secretary-General
of a mission to the region headed by Ambassador Dillon, which
aims to facilitate the preparation and holding of an international
conference on the subregion's problems, and welcoming the support
given to this initiative by the Security Council in the statement
of its President of 21 October 1994, 5/
Convinced that an agreed solution to the problems would
help to ward off the spectre of the conflicts which have afflicted
the region in general and Burundi in particular and would be an
important step for peace, freedom, development and democracy,
1. Expresses profound satisfaction to the Government and
people of Burundi for their commitment to national reconciliation,
and invites the parties concerned to continue their efforts to
re-establish peace and democracy in the country;
2. Congratulates the political leaders of Burundi on the
happy conclusion of the negotiations on the re-establishment of
the normal functioning of institutions, and urges all the parties
to comply scrupulously with the provisions of the Convention of
Governance signed on 10 September 1994 and its subsequent additional
protocols;
3. Encourages the new coalition Government of Burundi to
continue relentlessly to fight against warmongers and to disarm
the people's militias and other extremist groups which are threatening
the country's security;
4. Requests Member States, the bodies of the United Nations
system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
to provide Burundians with:
(a) Assistance in the reconstruction of the country and emergency assistance for its social and economic recovery, the revitalization of the economy and the resumption of development;
(b) Support for the national programmes to restore confidence among the various elements of the Burundian people, especially by deploying civilian human rights observers to back up the local administration;
(c) Appropriate financial and technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of the country's judicial system in order to break the cycle of impunity and enable the Burundian authorities to bring to justice the perpetrators of the attempted coup d'Çtat of October 1993 and of the subsequent ethnic massacres;
(d) Assistance in the dismantling of the secret pirate radio station "Rutomorangingo", which is inciting ethnic hatred and violence, and of any other instrument of propaganda which is undermining the patient efforts to achieve national reconciliation;
5. Endorses fully the wish of the heads of State and
Government of African countries to convene a regional conference
for assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in
the Great Lakes region;
6. Invites the competent bodies of the United Nations system
to take part in the implementation of such an initiative;
7. Requests Member States to furnish generous assistance
for the implementation of the initiative;
8. Expresses appreciation to all the States, United Nations
bodies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
which have provided emergency humanitarian assistance to Burundi
since the beginning of the crisis and invites them to redouble
their efforts during the forthcoming phase of reconstruction and
economic recovery;
9. Invites the international community to become fully
involved by providing substantial technical and financial support
for the early implementation of the plan of action which will
be produced by a regional conference;
10. Encourages the Secretary-General of the United Nations
and the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity
to continue their efforts to normalize the situation in Burundi,
which remains precarious and worrisome;
11. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations,
in close collaboration with the Secretary-General of the Organization
of African Unity and the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees, to mobilise resources for that purpose, to ensure the
implementation of the present resolution and to report to the
General Assembly at its fiftieth session.
43rd plenary meeting
25 October 1994
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1/ S/26631.
2/ S/26757.
3/ S/PRST/1994/38.
4/ S/PRST/1994/47.
5/ S/PRST/1994/60.