Reports

HIGHLIGHTS “Abandoning my home country and especially my family has left its mark on me” Cholera outbreak in Burundi: "Fortunately, my family is cured" WHO transfers six tonnes of medical material to Burundi UNICEF leads efforts on Water, Sanitation and…

Burundians across the country, especially women and children, remain vulnerable to humanitarian crisis due to high levels of poverty. This precarious situation is compounded by natural disasters (i.e., floods, landslides and rainfall deficits), population movements, epidemics…

GITEGA – France announced a €500,000 contribution to strengthen a local milk value chain in Gitega province. The project assists 18,500 people, including 13,500 schoolchildren and 5,000 smallholder farmers, pregnant women, nursing mothers and adolescents who…

Highlights The EVD vaccination campaign for front-line workers was launched in August 2019 and ended in November. In total, 4,105 front-line workers were vaccinated. In collaboration with IOM, UNICEF Burundi supported a risk communication training for 24 community…

Une toilette n’est pas juste une toilette. C’est un moyen de sauver des vies, de préserver la santé et de protéger la dignité humaine. À l’heure actuelle, 4,2 milliards de personnes sur terre vivent sans installations…

HIGHLIGHTS IOM and Red Cross respond to devastation caused by torrential rains, affecting over 3,000 people in Burundi in Muyinga Province Ebola prevention: UNICEF supports Burundian schoolchildren's hygiene awareness The Ebola vaccination campaign reaches 4,105 people including 130 humanitarian…

Highlights • The risk of cross-border transmission of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Burundi remains high with 49 new cases of EVD reported in DRC between 23 September and…

Highlights • Burundi is still struggling to contain its second cholera outbreak of the year with 888 cases recorded from 1 June to the end of September 2019. • The risk of cross-border transmission of Ebola Virus Disease…

Highlights The risk of cross-border transmission of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Burundi remains high with six cases of EVD confirmed in South Kivu in DRC close to the…

HIGHLIGHTS Over 75,000 Burundian refugees returned through the voluntary repatriation process since September 2017 Efforts to combat cholera in Burundi continue FAO’s sustainable food production project shows significant success UNFPA Burundi contributes to efforts to prevent and respond to Gender-Based…