Reports

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…

Le volet " consolidation de la paix " au Burundi des Nations Unies a débuté officiellement le 1 er janvier 2007, date à laquelle le Bureau Intégré des Nations unies au Burundi (BINUB) a vu le jour. Cette revue…

(1) Introduction The peacebuilding orientation of the UN in Burundi started officially on 1 January 2007 when the UN Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) came into being. This review starts from June 2006, when the recommendation was made to establish…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Repatriation of Burundian refugees: During the reporting week, UNHCR facilitated the return of 4,578 Burundian refugees from Tanzania and 29 spontaneous returnees. The increase in the number of returnees is quite remarkable considering that in January only 435…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Repatriation of Burundian refugees: During the reporting week, UNHCR facilitated the return of 1,479 Burundian refugees from Tanzania. The returnees arrived through Kobero/Muyinga Province (1,318) and Gisuru/Ruyigi Province (161). The trend of returns through the northern entry point…

I. CONTEXTE Province du Sud Kivu La Commission Electorale Indépendante (CEI) publie la liste préliminaire des candidats pour le poste de Gouverneur du Sud Kivu le 27 février: 4 des 8 candidats ont été déclarés inéligibles par la commission. Des partisans…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Repatriation of Burundian refugees During the reporting week, UNHCR facilitated the return of 1,063 Burundian refugees from Tanzania arriving mostly through Kobero/Muyinga Province (1,017). In February, 1,980 Burundians returned to their home country against 435 in January. This…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Repatriation of Burundian refugees: Following the decision by Tanzanian authorities to close the refugee camps of Lukole, Nduta and Mtabila in Tanzania, the Burundian Minister of National Solidarity, the Tanzanian Minister for Home Affairs, and the UNHCR…

The International Federation's 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 Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a…

1. Executive Summary For 2008, DG ECHO recommends a joint Global Plan for the Republics of Burundi and Tanzania to better respond to the humanitarian needs in both countries regarding Burundian and Congolese refugees, expelled Burundians and vulnerable population groups…