Reports

BUJUMBURA, 22 February 2012 (IRIN) - At least 2,000 people displaced by recent torrential rains in the area of Gatumba, on the outskirts of Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, need food and shelter, say officials. The rains destroyed at…

UNHCR operational highlights: • Protection of and assistance to 45,969 refugees and asylum seekers, including 22,165 Congolese refugees (DRC) living in Bwagiriza (Ruyigi), Gasorwe (Muyinga) and Musasa (Ngozi) refugee camps, 251 Rwandans living in Butare (Rutana) site,…

Sommaire Le Conseil Norvégien pour les réfugiés quitte le Burundi. Interview exclusive de Kate Norton, Chef de Mission P. 2 Coup de projecteur sur le Village Rural Intégré de Nyakazi P. 3 Campagne des 16 jours contre les violences…

Working environment The context The results of presidential, parliamentary and local elections in 2010 should help to consolidate peace, and build an environment conducive to development in Burundi. However, the opposition’s withdrawal from the electoral process could lead…

Working environment The context Burundi is enjoying improved security and stability on the political front. The demobilization of combatants of the Palipehutu- Forces de liberation (FNL) has been completed, and the movement has become a political party. However, the…

Country Context Burundi is a small, land-locked country in Central Africa with a population of 10.2 million1 and has one of the highest population densities in Africa. It is a chronically poor country with 81 per cent…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for…

This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by the Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa (SROEA), Nairobi. It covers the period 01-31 May 2011. The next report will be issued…

27 May 2011: Mozambique has a large population of long-term refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda, concentrated in the Maratane Refugee Camp in Nampula Province. The population has recently nearly doubled in…

National • En partenariat avec l’Unité d’exécution du Programme national de désarmement, démobilisation et réinsertion (UEPN-DDR), l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’agriculture et l’alimentation (FAO) va, grâce au financement de la Banque Mondiale, mettre en œuvre…