RES/6/5 Advisory services and technical assistance for Burundi

Human Rights Council

Resolution 6/5. Advisory services and technical assistance for Burundi

The Human Rights Council,

Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect

human rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United Nations,

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human

Rights and other applicable human rights instruments,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,

Recalling also the resolutions 5/1 “Institution-building of the United Nations

Human Rights Council” and 5/2 “Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate-

holders of the Human Rights Council” of 18 June 2007 and stressing that the

mandate-holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with these resolutions and

their annexes,

Bearing in mind Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/82 of 21 April

2004,

Recognizing the efforts by the United Nations, the African Union, the

European Union and the countries of the Regional Peace Initiative to help provide

Burundi with backing to fully re-establish peace and security in its national territory,

Welcoming the efforts of the Burundi Government and the international

community to encourage the Parti pour la libération du peuple hutu-Forces

nationales de libération (Palipehutu-FNL) and its leader Agathon Rwasa to accede to

the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism envisaged in article 3.1 of the

Global Ceasefire Agreement of 7 September 2006 and to resume negotiations,

Considering the expectations of the Burundi population following the

elections of 2005 that led to the establishment of democratic institutions in Burundi,

Conscious of the commitment of the Government of Burundi to dialogue with

its political partners,

1. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to

increase the allocation for technical assistance for Burundi through her office in

Bujumbura;

2. Exhorts the international community to provide the Burundi

Government with appropriate funding to enable it better to consolidate human rights,

peace and security in its national territory;

3. Encourages the Burundi Government to continue to give priority to

dialogue, wherever necessary;

4. Also encourages the Burundi Government to pursue its efforts to

engage in dialogue with Palipehutu-FNL and its leader Agathon Rwasa;

5. Decides to extend by one year the mandate of the independent expert

on the situation of human rights in Burundi;

6. Asks the independent expert to submit a final report to the Council at

its ninth session on the effectiveness and efficiency of the measures applied in

practice.

[Adopted without a vote] 21st meeting

28 September 2007

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