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Summary: The information below is based on the 2011 report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council (A/65/820-S/2011/250) issued on 23 April 2011. More information is available in the report.
Scroll down for UN documents on Children and Armed Conflict in Burundi. Following the release of all children associated with the Forces nationales de libération (FNL) in April 2009 and the transformation of the movement into a registered political party, Burundi was removed from the annexes to my last annual report on children and armed conflict (S/2010/181). No new reported cases of recruitment or use of children were recorded in 2010. The country task forces on monitoring and reporting continues to monitor the situation of children in Burundi, given the security challenges that are present in a country emerging from conflict. The operational framework for the reintegration of children formerly associated with FNL and its alleged dissidents, established in 2009 (comprising a government technical coordination team, UNICEF, United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB), international NGOs and national civil society organizations), continued to monitor the reintegration of 626 children, including 8 girls, during the reporting period. The number of reported cases of rape and other sexual violence perpetrated by members of security and defence forces decreased in 2010 (6 cases) compared to 2009 (15 cases). According to BNUB, from January to November, the six cases of rape of children (7-16 years of age), including one boy, were committed by members of the Burundi National Police, National Defence Force (FDN) and national intelligence service. For most of the reported cases, no judicial case has been filed by the victims or follow-up taken by the authorities. In line with the national strategy to fight gender-based violence still to be adopted and as part of the joint programme signed with the United Nations, the Government is setting up a “one-stop” centre to provide medical and psychosocial support to victims of gender-based violence, including rape. From January to November, BNUB registered the extrajudicial or arbitrary detention of 204 children (45 girls and 159 boys), including some children arrested for offences linked to national security. Among them is a 14-year-old girl suspected of subversion, and a 14-year-old boy suspected of involvement in mercenary activity. On a positive note, the Ministry of Justice established a child protection unit for providing protection and assistance to children in contact with the law. UN documents on Children and Armed Conflict in Burundi:
pdf: http://www.un.org/children/conflict/english/burundi.html