Reports

Humanitarian Editorial The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, ended his visit to Burundi [28/2-1/3] with an appeal to protect civilians and forge ahead with peace. The Commissioner called for an "end to the culture of impunity",…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Cholera update (Rumonge district, Bururi Province) As at Friday 21 February, the total number of cases reported since 10 February 2003 is 122 people (from clinical observations). The epidemic peaked on Tuesday 18 February, with…

Food For Africa Action Against Hunger is calling for large-scale mobilisation of the international community towards a global humanitarian response to prevent the further spread of hunger on the African continent and to address the spread of HIV. Africa's Hunger…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Cholera epidemic declared in Rumonge (Bururi Province) Since Monday 10 February there have been 25 cases of cholera in Rumonge town (primarily in the Swahili neighbourhood) reported Ms Hope Neighbor, Field Coordinator (Bururi Province) for…

Humanitarian Editorial Despite the signing of several political agreements, the humanitarian situation, notably in Ruyigi, remains precarious due to increased fighting. For almost a month the UN and INGOs have had restricted access to vulnerable populations in parts of the Moso…

IP/03/233 Brussels, 14 February 2003 - The European Commission has adopted a €15 million aid package to help meet humanitarian needs in Burundi. This decision will enable ECHO, through partner organisations working in the field, to provide assistance to the most…

IP/03/229 Brussels, 13 February 2003 - The European Commission has approved a €24 million package to help meet the humanitarian needs of mainly Burundian and Congolese refugees in Tanzania for 2003. These funds will be channelled through partner organisations working in…

The situation is not yet comparable to the nutritional emergency of January 2001, when more than 2,000 children were treated simultaneously for malnutrition in MSF feeding centres. Over the past weeks, the MSF team in Karuzi (Burundi) has witnessed…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Assistance to the CNDD-FDD rebels (Pierre Nkurunziza) The first food distribution to 14,000 CNDD-FDD rebels (Pierre Nkurunziza) was conducted on Sunday 29 December by GTZ IS (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH) at Kayange site, Musigati Commune (Bubanza Province).…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, has awarded a $3 million, four-year grant to Population Services International (PSI) and…