{Leaked peacekeeping document says force would be unable to prevent widespread violence against civilians as country remains on brink of disaster.}<\/p>\n
A confidential UN memo to the Security Council warns that a peacekeeping force that was sent to Burundi would be unable to quell large-scale violence in the conflict-wracked African country.<\/p>\n
The memo sent by Herve Ladsous, UN peacekeeping chief, advised council members last week to travel to Bujumbura for urgent talks on the crisis over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s election to a third term.<\/p>\n
“A truly worst-case scenario will result in a scale of violence beyond the United Nations’ capacity to protect,” said the memo obtained by AFP on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The document outlines three scenarios including a continuation of the current level of violence, an escalation and finally, all-out war with fighting along ethnic lines.<\/p>\n
“United Nations peacekeeping is limited in its ability to address significant violence against civilians, even violence amounting to genocide where it lacks a political framework or the strategic consent of the host-nation and\/or the main parties in the conflict,” the memo said.<\/p>\n
Burundi has been sliding deeper into violence since Mr Nkurunziza announced his intention to run in elections in July, which he went on to win.<\/p>\n
Hundreds have died in the violence and tens of thousands have fled to neighboring countries out of fear of a return to all-out war. Some 300,000 people were killed in the 1993-2005 civil war in Burundi.<\/p>\n
Bujumbura has rejected a proposed 5,000-strong African Union contingent to halt the violence, calling it an “invasion” force.<\/p>\n
Mr Nkurunziza last month called on Burundians to “stand up to fight” if AU troops set foot on Burundian soil without permission.<\/p>\n
Uganda is seeking to mediate talks between the government and the opposition but Mr Nkurunziza refused to take part after a first meeting on December 28.<\/p>\n
Source:Telegraph:[UN says it is ill-prepared for genocide in Burundi->http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/burundi\/12096506\/UN-says-it-is-ill-prepared-for-genocide-in-Burundi.html]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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