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UN Peacekeeping Force – 2004

In February 2003, an assessment mission evaluated the security situation and overall peace process in Burundi and based on its evaluation, the UN Secretary General proposed the establishment of the United Nations Mission in Burundi (MINUB). On 21 May 2004, the Security Council adopted recommendations of the Secretary General by adopting a resolution 1545 (2004). In its resolution, the Security Council established the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONBU) and authorized 5,650 military personnel, 200 military observers, 125 headquarters and staff officers. And as of 1 June 2004, the African Mission in Burundi troops from Ethiopia, Mozambique and South Africa, and 29 military observers from Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali, Togo and Tunisia became ONBU troops. As of November 2004, there were 5,259 ONBU troops deployed in Burundi.¹

The mission was authorized for six months, which was extended until 1 June 2005 by Security Council from its resolution 1577 (2004) on 1 December 2004.

1. “Secretary General’s Report to the Security Council,” United Nations (S/2004/902), November 15, 2004; “Burundi; UN Mission Replaces Sections of South African Peacekeepers,” Africa News, October 25, 2004.