The UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi urged the East African country’s new government on Monday to “break the cycle of violence” and start cooperating with the United Nations. In a statement, the commission, which publishes its final report in September, urged Burundi’s new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, to “demonstrate his will for change”. It urged him to cooperate fully with international human rights mechanisms — including the commission itself — and reopen the UN Office for Human Rights in Burundi.