Authorities in Burundi has just announced their negative decision about future deployment of UN officers on their territory. This proposition was made by United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Last month the UNSC has unanimously agreed to end over 220 UN police to monitor the security and human rights situation in the east African country. The decision was accepted via international resolution 2303. Governments announcement was published on official Burundi’s profile on Twitter. ‘‘Burundi: The Government rejects the provision of resolution 2303 in connection with the sending of a force on its territory,’‘ the tweet read.

At the beginning of peaceful talks president Nkurunziza accepted the amount of at most 50 police officers. Now he refuses to let in even so small group. He supports the statement that the UN resolution was "in violation of the fundamental principles required by the UN family and above all violating its sovereignty.

The current situation in Burundi is very tense and it hasn’t been resolved for few months so far. It’s only getting worse. Experts claim that relatively small and light riots can lead to serious crisis and even civil war.

We already witness the intensive activity of rebel groups in Burundi. Their major aim is to make the country ungovernable. Battles have already forced 250 000 people to leave their homes.
In April president Nkurunziza decided to run for a third term, which he went on to win. That made lots of people disappointed and critical towards president including international society.

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