Reports

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES Cholera/malaria outbreaks As of 17 December 2004, in Kabezi Commune (Bujumbura Rural) a total of 105 cases were reported including two deaths and nine admissions. Four of the eleven collines were affected. With Supported by WHO,…

In the lead up to World AIDS Day on 1 December, the heads of WFP and World Vision joined forces to urge a massive increase in donor funds for school feeding - a largely untapped yet effective way to…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1 UN DERC hails "period of great hopes and challenges" UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Margareta Wahlström concluded a three-day working mission to Burundi on 18 November. "This is a period of great hopes and challenges, with the process…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The optimism that characterised the humanitarian outlook for the Great Lakes Region (GLR) at the beginning of 2004 has been tempered by the events of the past year. Whilst hope remains, both new and…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The goal of the 2005 Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) is to ensure continued support to life-sustaining humanitarian assistance during a key period of transition in Burundi, which if consolidated, could finally enable recovery and…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The information presented in this document represents best estimates of the number of displaced, refugees and vulnerable populations throughout the Great Lakes Region. Sources of information include UN agencies, NGOs, the Red Cross family, central…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES FAO assistance to the vulnerable Over the reporting week, FAO supplied 125,500 vulnerable families (circa 627,500 persons) with emergency seed assistance comprising beans, maize, vegetables and hoes in the provinces of Bubanza, Bujumbura Rural, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Kayanza, Karuzi, Gitega,…

BUJUMBURA, 14 October, 2004 - A "Back to school" campaign was launched today by the Government of Burundi supported by UNICEF in collaboration with other UN agencies. The objective is to boost the primary school enrolment in Burundi where…

Humanitarian Activities 1 Update on meningitis epidemic Following the meningitis epidemic reported in Burundi's northern provinces, UNICEF and WHO continued to support the Government of Burundi (GoB) to fight a meningitis epidemic through treatment of patients (24 cases confirmed last week)…

Context The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become increasingly tense in recent weeks. The five-year conflict in the DRC formally ended in 2003 - this deal was the culmination of numerous peace deals, a new…