{"id":21223,"date":"2015-11-12T05:22:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T05:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/un-makes-plans-to-send-peacekeepers-to-burundi\/"},"modified":"2015-11-12T05:22:50","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T05:22:50","slug":"un-makes-plans-to-send-peacekeepers-to-burundi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/un-makes-plans-to-send-peacekeepers-to-burundi\/","title":{"rendered":"UN makes plans to send peacekeepers to Burundi"},"content":{"rendered":"

{UN officials are making plans to rush peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Burundi if violence spirals out of control there, diplomats said Wednesday.
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The deployment is one of several options being drawn up by the United Nations peacekeeping department to prevent Burundi from descending into Rwanda-style mass killings.<\/p>\n

“One option is to get MONUSCO troops from the DRC across the border into Burundi,” said a Security Council diplomat, who asked not to be identified.<\/p>\n

The 20,000-strong MONUSCO force in the Democratic Republic of Congo is backed up by a rapid-reaction brigade made up of elite troops from South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania that could also be deployed, he said.<\/p>\n

The plans are being drawn up as the UN Security Council is poised to vote, possibly as early as Thursday, on a French-drafted resolution condemning the violence and threatening sanctions against leaders who incite attacks.<\/p>\n

The draft resolution requests that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon present options to the council within 15 days on actions that could be taken to thwart the violence.<\/p>\n

Burundi has been rocked by killings, torture and illegal detentions since President Pierre Nkurunziza launched a controversial bid to prolong his term in office in April.<\/p>\n

At least 240 people have been killed and more than 200,000 Burundians have fled the country.<\/p>\n

AU troops for Burundi<\/p>\n

The deployment of a UN force in Burundi would require the approval of Bujumbura authorities or a decision from the Security Council under a chapter 7 resolution, which authorizes the use of force.<\/p>\n

Another option under consideration is the deployment of an African Union force made up of troops from regional countries.<\/p>\n

“The use of MONUSCO assets and personnel has been mentioned as one possible option,” said a UN spokesman for peacekeeping.<\/p>\n

“While this is ultimately a matter for the Security Council to decide, a regional coalition would be well-placed to provide a rapid and credible response if the situation in Burundi worsens,” he added.<\/p>\n

International alarm over the crisis in Burundi has been mounting after repeated appeals to Nkurunziza to enter into a dialogue with the opposition fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n

Diplomats have also raised concerns about Rwanda becoming embroiled in the conflict after President Paul Kagame accused Burundi’s leaders of carrying out “massacres” on their people.<\/p>\n

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