BURUNDI

Country Profile

Interview with Susan Collin Marks and John Marks of Search for Common Ground's work in Burundi

The Burundi Peace Process; From Civil War to Conditional Peace
An online monograph provided by the Institute for Security Studies regarding the Burundi Peace Process. Contains a historical overview of the conlfict and efforts to restore peace, in addition to an analysis of South African foreign policy and UN Operations in Burundi.
Here is a summary of the mongraph.

Summary of Situation Report on Burundi from the Institute for Security Studies
Click on the link above for a quick overview of the main concerns in Burundi during the lead up to the 2010 elections.

A Field-Based Review of the Peacebuilding Commission in Burundi
Dr. Shepard Forman, Gigja Sorensen and Rahul Chandran of the Center on
International Cooperation at New York University

Burundi Page. In addition to country information, contains a map.
African Studies Center | Burundi Page

"The West did not learn from Rwanda Ill-fated Peace agreement." by Gunnar Willum and Bj¯rn Willum.  Translation of story published in Aktuelt (Denmark), 29 August 2000

Global Policy Forum (Burundi): Global Policy Forum documents and relevant articles to the featured country, with up-to-date information.
Global Policy Forum-Burundi

Humanitarian news concerning Burundi provided by Relief Web. ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
OCHA Burundi Home

Relief Web: Relief Web’s report on the country of Burundi with the latest updates as well as the different sectors in need of help and key documents containing background information on the concerned country.
Relief Web (Burundi)

United Nations Security Council urges Secretary-General to initiate negotiations to set up a Burundi Truth Commission, Special Chamber to examine past genocides, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burundi ( 20 June 2005)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: “Breaking down barriers in Burundi” Through a series of interactive workshops, facilitators are helping Burundian leaders develop the skills needed to guide Burundi's economic recovery and transition to democracy. An ethnically diverse cross-section of 100 Burundian leaders-from government, the army, rebel organizations, and civil society-were strategically chosen for this initiative, which aims to work across traditional lines of ethnic and political division to forge a sustainable network of leaders.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Montreal Institute For Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Concordia University
1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8 Canada
Tel.: (514) 848-2424 ext 5729 or 2404
Fax: (514) 848-4538