Reports

By Thomas Abraham The Immigration and Refugee Program will support post-primary education for Burundian refugees in western Tanzania, linking them to schools and churches in the US. Associate Director of the program Erol Kekic visited the area in May to lay…

URGENT NEEDS IN CHILD PROTECTION AND EDUCATION Frequent displacement and looting of houses further weaken the community capacity to assist children Combats, displacement and human rights violations deprive children from school enrolment, especially young girls 1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND…

May 2003 1. OVERVIEW / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There has been significant progress in the implementation of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Accords, marked by the signature of various peace agreements and, most recently, the smooth transition in presidential…

ACTIVITES HUMANITAIRES 1. UNICEF donne du pouvoir aux personnes les plus vulnérables par l'éducation L'UNICEF est à pied d'oeuvre pour placer 6.000 filles âgées de 8 à10 ans, affectées par la guerre, dans des écoles situées dans certaines provinces du pays,…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. UNICEF empowers the most vulnerable through education UNICEF is working to put 6,000 war affected girls, aged 8-10 years, into schools from provinces around the country including Bujumbura Rural, Cankuzo, Makamba and Ruyigi. UNICEF will target over 100,0000 children,…

Humanitarian Editorial The new President, Domitien Ndayizeye, and Vice-President, Alphonse-Marie Kadege, were officially sworn into their new positions on Wednesday [30 April]. Former South African President Mandela, mediator to the Burundi peace process, attended the investiture ceremony. The challenge now is to…

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiatives Program Description Program Goals and Objectives USAID/OTI's goal in Burundi is to promote good governance and the active and informed participation of citizens. To work towards this…

Country Profile:Republic of Burundi COUNTRY PROFILE BASIC FACTS AND ECONOMY Capital Bujumbura Size 27.834 Km2 Population (Growth) 6.847.009 (Population Growth 2.38%) 2001 *Estimate Head of State Major Pierre Buyoya Currency Burundi Franc 1056.40 francs =US$1 (www.mbendi.co.za/) Official Languages Kirundi, French (Swahili along Lake Tanganyika and in Bujumbura) Main Religious Groups Catholic…

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2000 November 1999 FOREWORD This Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal was prepared before the tragic events of 12 October 1999 when two United Nations staff members were killed in an ambush in Rutana Province in southeastern Burundi, along…

JANUARY - JUNE 1999THE IMPLICATIONS OF ANY EXTERNAL CHANGES ON THE HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME The humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes Region continued to deteriorate. The regional war being fought in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…