Conscious of the commitment of the Government of Burundi to dialogue with its political partners, 1. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to increase the allocation for technical assistance for Burundi through her office in Bujumbura; 2. Exhorts the international community to provide the Burundi Government with appropriate funding to enable it better to consolidate human rights, peace and security in its national territory; 3. Encourages the Burundi Government to continue to give priority to dialogue, wherever necessary; 4. Also encourages the Burundi Government to pursue its efforts to engage in dialogue with Palipehutu-FNL and its leader Agathon Rwasa; 5. Decides to extend by one year the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi; 6. Asks the independent expert to submit a final report to the Council at its ninth session on the effectiveness and efficiency of the measures applied in practice. [Adopted without a vote] 21st meeting 28 September 2007 -----