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UN mulls sending cops to Burundi
The United Nations Security Council is considering whether to send up to 228 UN police to Burundi to monitor the security and human rights situation in the East African country, where deadly political violence has simmered for more than a year.
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France circulated a draft resolution to the 15-member council on Friday, seen by Reuters, that would deploy police for one year and ask UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report immediately on grave security incidents or human rights abuses.Â
Burundi’s UN ambassador, Albert Shingiro, said on Friday his country would only accept up to 50 unarmed UN police, adding that the sovereignty of Burundi must be fully respected.
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