UN urged to review security phase

Burundi’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Marc Nteturuye, has said the UN “is not taking reality into account” by imposing security phase 4 on Burundi. He called for a review of the decision, stressing there was a great need for humanitarian assistance to the country, particularly the regroupment camps. Local authorities were present, but an international effort was also necessary, he told IRIN on Wednesday. He stressed the camps had been set up because rebels were targeting Bujumbura. “The security of the capital cannot be neglected,” Nteturuye said. He added that the government was also ensuring that no revenge attacks were carried out in the capital.