Reports

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on a series of reports by the United Nations Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office, among which was a…

Summary The present report, prepared pursuant to the provisions of Security Council resolution 1612 (2005), is the third country report on the situation of children and armed conflict in Burundi. It covers the period from September 2007 to June 2009, and illustrates…

Human Rights Committee The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Tanzania on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report,…

SC/9676 AFR/1858 The following Security Council press statement on Burundi was read out today by Council President Baki =DDlkin ( Turkey): The members of the Security Council commend the advances in the Burundian peace process, in particular the disarmament of the Forces Nationales…

Synthèse La violence armée fait encore au Burundi des milliers de victimes directes et indirectes par an. A l'image de nombre de pays en situation de post-conflit, la fin de la guerre n'assure ni une amélioration ferme de la sécurité…

Activities and Updates Responding to food insecurity, HIV/AIDS and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the region through the Farmer Field Schools methodology, an innovative and participatory approach imported from Kenya The innovative and participatory approach that the project adopted this year is called…

The latest fighting has displaced an estimated 250,000 people and the security situation remains tense and volatile. The United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) reports that there are 25,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) without assistance near…

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Situation in Liberia, Somalia and Burundi, concludes General Debates on Racism, Technical Assistance The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard a presentation by the Independent Expert on the situation of…

Goma - 'Rape as a weapon of war has become a defining characteristic of the armed conflicts in the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of Congo in particular,' said Ambassador Liberata Mulamula at the opening of a…

Du 25 Novembre 2007 au 10 Décembre 2007 s'est organisé à travers tout le pays la campagne des 16 jours d'activisme contre les violences faites aux femmes. Elle a été organisée par différents acteurs dont, les organisations de la…