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Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement for Burundi
Contents
Protocol I : Nature of the Burundi Conflict, Problems of Genocide and Exclusion and Their Solutions
Protocol II: Democracy and Good Governance
Protocol III: Peace and Security For All
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Protocol IV:
Reconstruction and Development
Chapter II
Physical and Political Reconstruction
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Protocol V: Guarantees on Implementation of the Agreement
Annex I: Pledge by participating parties
Annex II: Structure of the National Police Force
Annex III: Ceasefire Agreement
Annex IV: Report of Committee IV
Annex V: Implementation Timetable
Appendix I: Explanatory Commentary on Protocol II
Appendix II: Attendance at the Signing Ceremony
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Protocol IV
Reconstruction and Development
Chapter II
Physical and Political Reconstruction
Article 11
Reconstruction programme
- The transitional Government shall initiate and finance, with the support of the international community, a programme of physical and political reconstruction that takes a comprehensive approach incorporating rehabilitation, peace-building, promotion of the rights and freedoms of the human person, economic growth and long-term development.
- The reconstruction programme shall be conducted and carried out in accordance with a realistic timetable that takes account of local capabilities and external inputs. The programme must be designed with a view to equity so that all categories of the population may benefit from it.
Article 12
Physical reconstruction
Physical reconstruction aims at assisting in the return of the refugees and sinistrés, as well as at the rebuilding of destroyed physical property. Physical reconstruction shall be conducted, transparently and equitably, in such a way as to:
- Take into account both those who are being resettled or reintegrated and the communities receiving them;
- Contribute to correcting the imbalances relating to public infrastructures, including school infrastructures;
- Solve the problems relating to the repayment of loans that some Burundians had borrowed from banks and financial institutions for which the object financed has been destroyed;
- Ensure sound management of rebuilt infrastructures;
- Make use of human capital as an essential element of reconstruction;
- Create conditions conducive to reconstruction and the reactivation of production activities;
- Enhance the intervention capacity of the communes;
- Draw on national solidarity.
Article 13
Political reconstruction
Physical reconstruction and political reconstruction must be mutually supportive. Political reconstruction is aimed at making national reconciliation and peaceful coexistence possible, and must be directed towards the establishment of the rule of law. In this context, the following programmes and measures shall be undertaken:
- Launching of a multi-faceted national reconciliation programme;
- Promotion of the rights and freedoms of the human person;
- Education of the population in the culture of peace;
- Initiation of tangible actions for the advancement of women;
- Reform of the judicial system;
- Support of democratization, including strengthening of the parliamentary system and support for the political party system;
- Support for the development and strengthening of civil society;
- Provision of support for independent media.
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