A/72/53/Add.1 Commission of the African Union, to monitor the situation of human rights in Burundi and to contribute to its improvement; 14. Welcomes the work of human rights observers in Burundi appointed by the African Union, urges the Government of Burundi to sign without delay the memorandum of understanding with the African Union in order to enable human rights observers and military experts appointed by the African Union to operate fully in the country in fulfilment of the responsibilities provided for under their mandate, and calls upon the international community to give this mandate its full logistical and financial support; 15. Emphasizes the existence in Burundi of national, regional and international human rights monitoring mechanisms, including the Independent National Commission on Human Rights, the Ombudsman, the African Union human rights observers and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and affirms the need to strengthen these mechanisms to enable Burundi to improve the situation of human rights and end human rights violations and abuses; 16. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner urgently to dispatch a team of three experts with the following mandate: (a) To engage with the Burundian authorities and all other stakeholders, in particular United Nations agencies and the African Union, to collect and preserve information, to determine the facts and circumstances in accordance with international standards and practice, in cooperation with the Government of Burundi, and to forward to the judicial authorities of Burundi such information in order to establish the truth and ensure that the perpetrators of deplorable crimes are all accountable to the judicial authorities of Burundi; (b) To make recommendations for technical assistance and capacity-building and ways of improving the situation of human rights in the country with a view to providing support to the country in fulfilling its human rights obligations, ensuring accountability and combating impunity; 17. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to present to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth sessions an oral briefing and at its thirty-ninth session a final report during an interactive dialogue; 18. Urges the Government of Burundi to cooperate fully with the team of experts of the Office of the High Commissioner, to authorize the team to conduct visits to the country and to provide it with all the information necessary to fulfil its mandate; 19. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 39th meeting 28 September 2017 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 23 to 14, with 9 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Burundi, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Against: Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Botswana, Indonesia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar] 8 GE.17-18194