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UN presence upgraded

    NAIROBI
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday upgraded the Senegalese head of the UN office in Bujumbura, Sheikh Tidiane Sy, to be his special representative to Burundi. A letter from the Secretary-General to the Security Council said the decision was taken "in light of the critical stage the peace process has reached, rendering it even more urgent that the United Nations office in Burundi should continue to follow closely the situation in the country at the political and security levels".

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