Reports

Global headlines 2007 - Every minute a woman dies in childbirth. 536,000 women continue to die needlessly each year at a time which should be joyous - just when they are bringing life into the world. A further 300 million…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Repatriation of Burundian refugees Over the reporting period, 11,926 Burundian refugees returned to Burundi, all of them from Tanzania. 4,126 returnees entered through Muyinga, 5,980 through Ruyigi, and 1,820 through Makamba. Among the returnees who entered through Makamba,…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Home return of IDPs After clashes between national military forces (FDN) and the armed opposition group Front National de Libération (FNL) that led to the displacement of more than 8,000 families, most of the population of Muhuta and…

Le Représentant Exécutif du Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies au Burundi, M. Youssef Mahmoud, a rendu visite aux malades opérés dans le cadre du traitement de la cataracte et du glaucome qui se réalise depuis le 2 mai à…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Repatriation of Burundian refugees During the reporting week, UNHCR facilitated the return of 1,186 Burundian refugees from Tanzania with 2 convoys (974 persons) arriving through Kobero/Muyinga Province and 1 convoy (196 persons) through Gisuru/Ruyigi Province. Sixteen Burundians arrived…

Le Représentant Exécutif du Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies au Burundi, M. Youssef Mahmoud, a remis officiellement, ce mercredi, à la CAMEBU, la Centrale Médicale du Burundi, un équipement médical destiné aux structures de soins du Burundi. Il s'agit…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Repatriation of Burundian Refugees: During the reporting week, UNHCR facilitated the return of 1,094 Burundian refugees from Tanzania with 2 convoys from Ngara to Muyinga Province (1,044 persons) and 1 convoy from Kasulu to Makamba Province (50…

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2007 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In brief Programme summary: During the 2006-2007 appeal period, the East Africa sub-regional programmes appeal was revised twice in 2006 to include a construction project…

BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) SECTOR OVERVIEW USAID/OFDA agricultural initiatives address the immediate needs of affected populations and strengthen local capacity and resilience to disasters. Following a crisis, USAID/OFDA often works with farmers…

CROSS BORDER & REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Crisis in Chad-30,000 Refugees in Cameroon On 13 March 2008, Presidents Idriss Déby of Chad and Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, signed the Dakar peace agreement during the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Dakar, Senegal. The…