Reports

Humanitarian Activities 1. EU grants Burundi 172 million euro aid package The European Union signed a deal Wednesday [20 August] granting Burundi 172 million euros (218 billions Burundi francs) in aid over four years. A total of 115 million euros of…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. Jesuit Refugee Service robbed/threatened at gunpoint On Sunday evening during mass (6:30pm) 8 JRS expatriates were held at gunpoint in their Bujumbura residence (Gatoke neighbourhood) by six men (including a driver and look-out person) aged 20-40 years, and wielding…

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 Mr Domitien Ndayizeye Currency Burundi Franc 1072.40 francs = US$1 (www.oanda.com) Official Languages Kirundi, French (Swahili along Lake Tanganyika and in Bujumbura) Main…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Action Against Hunger (ACF) residence looted On Saturday evening [9 August] the ACF residence in Kayanza was looted by between 15-20 bandits, who stole IT and communications equipment, including a small sum of money and other household goods. One…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: The last situation report was dated March 25, 2003. BACKGROUND The Tutsi minority, which represents 14 percent of Burundi's 6.85…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. Implementation of new malaria treatment protocol UN World Health Organisation (WHO) organised a meeting on the 30 July 2003 with Health partners involved in the implementation of the new malaria treatment protocol. Partners were informed that two manufacturers have…

Humanitarian Editorial - human suffering continues Less than a month after the visit of the United Nations Security Council Mission to Burundi the Palipehutu-FNL committed a predawn assault on the Capital, Bujumbura. The largest attack for three years, it began Monday…

Recipient: Jabe Hospital and Rohero Emergency Clinic Shipment Number: 3488 Shipment Date: 7/14/2003 Value: $107,856 Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an extremely underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The country's economic health depends on the coffee crop, which accounts for approximately 80% of foreign…

URGENT NEEDS IN CHILD PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE Heavy fighting caused large numbers of civilians to flee their homes; many have returned, but thousands remain displaced Additional US$ 2 million needed for emergency preparedness and response 1.…

Nairobi, 22 July 2003 - As calm returns to the streets of the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, WFP has stepped up its food aid deliveries to thousands of people caught up in the recent rebel attack on the city. The Agency…