With the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) ending its mandate on 31 December, officials from the world body today <"http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/pko157.doc.htm">pledged continued support to the country as it seeks to consolidate peace.
Since the mission was first deployed in 2004, the Central African country has held its first democratic elections in 12 years, installed a new national Government, and disarmed and demobilized nearly 22,000 combatants.
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