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>Burkina Faso has ordered the UN's coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the day, declaring her "persona non grata"
That is huge…
>>18005683 The UN is probably raping and kidnapping their children
>>18005735 the UN calls it 'harvesting'
>>18005742 The UN defines an orphan as a kid with only one parent who needs their help
reminds me of that fake red headed female dike looking ambassador to the ukraine around the vindman time…
Marie Yovanovitch
Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso, "is declared persona non grata in the territory of Burkina Faso", the ministry said, without giving any official reason for the expulsion.
https://unsdg.un.org/un-in-action/burkina-
Burkina Faso government orders senior UN official Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi to leaveItalian diplomat Barbara Manzi
Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso, "is declared persona non grata in the territory of Burkina Faso", the ministry said, without giving any official reason for the expulsion.
Burkina Faso has ordered the UN's coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the day, declaring her "persona non grata", the foreign ministry said Friday.
Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso, "is declared persona non grata in the territory of Burkina Faso", the ministry said, without giving any official reason for the expulsion.
"She is therefore requested to leave Burkina Faso today, 23 December 2022."
Foreign Minister Olivia Rouamba said Manzi's decision to "unilaterally" withdraw non-essential UN staff from the capital Ouagadougou justified the move.
The withdrawal "discredits and tarnishes the image of the country and puts off potential investors. It's unthinkable and we have to take responsibility", she told national television.
Rouamba said Manzi had "predicted chaos in Burkina Faso in the coming months", adding that the United Nations should act as a "support structure" as the West African state battles a bloody jihadist insurgency.
A poor landlocked country in the heart of the Sahel, Burkina Faso has since 2015 been plagued by attacks perpetrated by jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.
The insurgency has claimed thousands of lives and driven around two million people from their homes.
'Long list of recriminations'
A diplomatic source said the expulsion "risks placing the country in a delicate situation, at a time when Burkina Faso needs partners more than ever to deal with the security and humanitarian crisis", the source added.
Another diplomatic source told AFP that a "long list of recriminations" had led to the expulsion of Manzi.
In addition to the request for the withdrawal of non-essential staff, Manzi is also accused of "attempting to influence negatively" and of "interfering in the political affairs of Burkina", according to the second source.
Rouamba added that Burkina Faso "maintained very good cooperation" with the United Nations irrespective of Manzi's expulsion.
Manzi, who was also a UN humanitarian coordinator, had been in her role in Burkina Faso since August 2021.
The UN official's expulsion comes days after two French nationals working for a Burkinabe company were expelled, with the authorities accusing them of espionage.
Media organisations in Burkina Faso have also accused the ruling junta of a clampdown after Radio France Internationale (RFI), which is widely followed in the West African state, was suspended.
Frustration at the mounting military toll against the jihadists has sparked two coups this year by disgruntled officers, most recently in September when Captain Ibrahim Traore ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.
Last month Burkinabe Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem de Tembela said he hoped to "diversify partnership relations until we find the right formula for the interests of Burkina Faso".
He also said that "some partners" had "not always been loyal", without naming any countries.
In July, Burkina's neighbour Mali, also embroiled in a security crisis linked to jihadist insurgents, expelled Olivier Salgado, spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA.
The ruling junta there accused him of publishing "unacceptable information" on the arrest of 49 Ivorian soldiers in the capital Bamako.
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20221223-burkina-faso-government-orders-senior-un-official-to-leave
Barbara Manzi, coordinatrice Résidente du Système des Nation
BARBARA MANZI (Italy)
UN Resident Coordinator
Ms. Barbara Manzi of Italy has long-standing UN experience in complex settings. Currently UN Resident
Coordinator in Djibouti, she has previously served as Head of Office with OCHA in Ukraine (2015-2017)
and in Iraq (2014) . Barbara has also served with the UN in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Southern Africa
region, Haiti, Iraq and Angola.
Prior to joining the UN System in 1998, she worked in the private sector and collaborated with NGOs,
think tanks and universities on development, disaster management and reconstruction, and peace
building initiatives.
She holds a master’s degree in Post-War Reconstruction and Development Studies from the University of
York, UK, and a master’s degree in architecture from the Universita’ degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/ArabStates/Documents/events/2020/RDF/Bios/BARBARA MANZI.pdf
Barbara Manzi
@Barbara_Manzi_
UN Resident Coordinator & Humanitarian Coordinator in #BurkinaFaso/ Coordinatrice résidente des Nations Unies et Coordinatrice Humanitaire au Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
Burkina Faso
Joined January 2017
https://instalker.org/Barbara_Manzi_
Barbara Manzi of Italy is the new UN Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso
OnuItalia
By
OnuItalia
02/09/2021
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 2 – Barbara Manzi of Italy is the new United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso. Ms. Manzi, who was appointed in mid-August by Secretary general Antonio Guterres, presented yesterday her credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Burkinabè Abroad, Alpha Barry. In Ouagadougou she will also serve as Humanitarian Coordinator.
Ms. Manzi has long-standing United Nations experience in development and complex settings, focusing on planning and delivering services to people. Within the Organization, she most recently served as Resident Coordinator in Djibouti, after holding other leadership positions, including Head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ukraine, Iraq, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. She also served with the Organization in the southern Africa region, as well as in Angola, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Haiti.
Prior to joining the United Nations, Ms. Manzi worked in the private sector and collaborated with non-governmental organizations, think tanks and universities on development, disaster management and reconstruction, as well as peace building initiatives.
She holds a master’s degree in post-war reconstruction and development studies from the University of York in the UK, and a master’s degree in architecture from the Universita’ degli Studi di Firenze in Italy. (@OnuItalia)
https://www.onuitalia.com/2021/09/02/barbara-manzi-is-new-un-resident-coordinator-in-burkina-faso/
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