Reports

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOREWORD TO THE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL 2006 The past year has been a wretched one for millions of disaster victims. It dawned with the Indian Ocean tsunami, saw a hurricane season unrivalled in living memory strike…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Education: A meeting between Government representatives, UN agencies and donors was organised on 25 November to continue the dialogue among partners working in the education sector. Participants discussed progress made further to the conclusions of previous meetings and…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Food security: The food security situation in Burundi is deteriorating; particularly in the northern and eastern provinces. This is the result of a combination of factors. Further to poor rainfalls the usual lean period has been prolonged.…

HIGHLIGHTS Update on education: Education partners continue to support the Free Education Programme for primary schools that was launched by the Government of Burundi at the beginning of the school year 2005-2006. In this regard, UNICEF has begun delivery of…

HIGHLIGHTS The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has completed a monitoring survey amongst resident and returnees population of Nyanza-Lac and Kayogoro Communes in Makamba Provinces. The survey report highlights the actual conditions of resettlement and reinsertion in these communes of high concentration…

ONUB/PIO/PR/97/2005 Bujumbura, Burundi - The issue of free primary education for children was the focus of the ONUB weekly press conference of October 6. The guests were two UNESCO officials: Ms. Yvonne Matuturu, the Deputy of the Representative, and Ms.…

Schools in Burundi have seen class sizes swell in the first few weeks of term after the newly-elected government's decision to scrap primary school fees brought an extra 500,000 children to school. International Development Secretary Hilary Benn said: "President Nkurunziza's decision…

ONUB/PIO/PR/96/2005 Bujumbura, Burundi - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has pledged to allocate US$ 3 million to support the free primary education programme which the newly elected President of Burundi, H.E. Pierre Nkurunzia, announced at his inauguration. Mr. Sherif Benadouda,…

Program Description The Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) supports the ongoing peace process in Burundi as outlined in the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement by strengthening local capacities to benefit from and contribute to the peace process.…

HIGHLIGHTS Education: further to the Burundi presidential decision to free education in primary schools, the number of enrolment has critically increased in most areas. This has resulted in an increase in needs related to classrooms, equipment, teaching staff and material. The…