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Global Peace Index ( GPI) is a report produced by the Australia-based NGO Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) which measures the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. [ 2] The GPI ranks 163 independent states and territories (collectively accounting for 99.7 per cent of the world's population) according to their levels of ...
v. t. e. The United Nations Operation in Burundi ( ONUB) was established by United Nations Security Council in May 2004 to ensure the continuation of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed on 28 August 2000. [ 1]
The Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is an international nonprofit organization with a stated mission to promote “an innovative, values-based approach to peacebuilding, guided by the vision of One Family under God.” [2] [3] GPF partners with government ministries, [4] [5] community and faith-based organizations, [6] and United Nations offices [7] to develop and execute programs in 20 countries.
In 1962, the United States established diplomatic relations with Burundi when it gained its independence from Belgium. Following independence, the country experienced political assassinations, ethnic violence, and cyclical periods of armed conflict; several governments were installed through coups. The 2000 Arusha Peace and Reconciliation ...
v. t. e. Ethnic groups in Burundi include the three main indigenous groups of Hutu, Tutsi and Twa that have largely been emphasized in the study of the country's history due to their role in shaping it through conflict and consolidation. Burundi's ethnic make-up is similar to that of neighboring Rwanda. Additionally, recent immigration has also ...
Women played a major role in reconciliation efforts, humanitarian campaigns, and peace negotiations. [11] In 1993, Women for Peace was created in Burundi. [ 12 ] The group gained momentum and international recognition after joining the umbrella organization CAFOB ( Collectif des Associations et ONGs Féminines du Burundi ). [ 12 ]
The African Union Mission in Burundi ( AMIB) was regional peacekeeping mission deployed by the African Union to Burundi in 2003 during the latter stages of the Burundian Civil War. [1] The mission, consisting of 2,870 troops from South Africa, Mozambique and Ethiopia, remained in the country for one year, when it was replaced by the United ...
The Union for Peace and Democracy–Zigamibanga ( French: Union pour la paix et la démocratie–Zigamibanga, UPD or UPD–Zigamibanga), sometimes known as the Union for Peace and Development–Zigamibanga ( Union pour la paix et le développement–Zigamibanga ), [1] [2] is a small political party in Burundi which was founded in 2002 but which ...