OSESG-B
Office of the Special Envoy for Burundi
OSESG-B
Office of the Special Envoy for Burundi

Closure of OSESG-B

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) was established to lead and coordinate UN political efforts in advancing peace and sustainable development in the country. Its mandate concluded on 31 May 2021.

UN honours two fallen peacekeepers from Burundi

  • 21 May 2019
Albert Ndikumana, 29-year-old Burundian peacekeeper, was killed during an ambush on Aug. 23, 2018, in the village of Pavika, CAR. Photo: MINUSCA/Leonel Grothe

UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Friday, 24 May 2019.

Two fallen peacekeepers from Burundi are among the 119 who will posthumously receive the Dag Hammarskjold medal: Caporal-Chef Leonidas Nimubona and 1st Sgt Major Albert Ndikumana, who both served with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

Office of the Special Envoy for Burundi

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) was established to lead and coordinate UN political efforts in advancing peace and sustainable development in the country. Its mandate concluded on 31 May 2021.