Reports

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The peace process and subsequent stability in the country provides great hope for continued progress towards peace consolidation and economic recovery. The parties to the 7 September ceasefire agreement, the Government of Burundi and…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In December 2006, United Nations agencies, International Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) launched the Consolidated Appeal for the Great Lakes Region (GLR) with the aim of providing essential humanitarian support services and multi-country assistance…

THE CAP AT MID-2007 Fifteen common humanitarian action plans for the world's most severe crises are at the halfway point of their timeline. This Mid-Year Review is the occasion to reconsider strategies and outline some of the…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update on repatriation Last week, UNHCR reported the return of 840 Burundian refugees who arrived from Tanzania through the entry points of Kobero / Muyinga province (182), Gisuru /Ruyigi province (248) and Mabanda / Makamba province (410). This…

Activities and Updates Repatriation of Burundian refugees Over the reporting week, 201 Burundian refugees returned to their country of origin from Tanzania. Since January 2007, UNHCR has registered 4,200 returnees while 343,199 Burundians have returned since the beginning of this UNHCR…

At the midway point between their adoption in 2000 and the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, sub-Saharan Africa is not on track to achieve any of the Goals. Although there have been…

(extract) Dispatches is a fortnightly e-mail bulletin of the JRS International Office. It features refugee news briefings, information from our people in the field, policy issues, JRS vacancies and spiritual reflections. REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS COTE D'IVOIRE: DISARMAMENT CEREMONY A SIGN OF OPTIMISM On 19…

I. BACKGROUND For over 30 years Burundi experienced recurring socio-political crises. A civil war in 1993 had disastrous effects. Since all but one of the parties to the conflict signed Peace Agreements in Arusha in 2001, the country has…

The Regional Humanitarian Funding Update provides a quarterly overview of funding levels and trends in the 14 countries in the Central and East Africa region (CEA) (1) based on data reported to the Financial Tracking System…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Food security: In preparation of the agricultural season 2007-C, the FAO/Emergency Rehabilitation and Coordination Unit (ERCU) purchased 2,800 kgs of 11 different types of vegetable seeds to assist nearly 280,000 family beneficiaries. This quantity will be complemented by…