Reports

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Repatriation of Burundian refugees Over the reporting week, very few Burundian refugees returned to their country of origin. UNHCR registered 64 spontaneous returnees from Tanzania of whom 4 arrived from Katumba. An additional 43 persons, who arrived from…

Appeal Target: US$ 626,948 Geneva, 12 June 2007 Dear Colleagues, The aim of this ACT appeal from Burundi ACT members (Christian Aid, Lutheran World Federation, the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi, Norwegian Church Aid and the National Council of Churches…

Ce bulletin mensuel a pour but de prévenir des crises alimentaires graves et de relater l'évolution de la sécurité alimentaire sur le territoi-re national. Il émane d'une collaboration entre la FAO, OCHA, le PAM, l'UNICEF, le MINAGRI et les…

CROSS BORDER & REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS ERC/USG John Holmes' visit to Somalia and Uganda Fear of the worst for Somalia, and hope for a definitive peace in northern Uganda. Those were the two overall conclusions of United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC)…

Ce bulletin mensuel a pour but de prévenir des crises alimentaires graves et de relater l'évolution de la sécurité alimentaire sur le terri-toire national. Il émane d'une collaboration entre la FAO, OCHA, le PAM, l'UNICEF, le MINAGRI et les…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update on Burundians expelled from Tanzania: During the reporting week, the government project for the reintegration of war-affected persons (PARESI) registered 319 persons (145 families) expelled from Tanzania. 114 persons (49 families) were registered at the entry point…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Food security: To support its programme for the production and distribution of quality seeds to vulnerable families, the FAO/Emergency and Rehabilitation Coordination Unit (ERCU) started the rehabilitation of community storage warehouses in various provinces. This activity which first…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries. In Brief Appeal No. MDRBI001; Operations…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Health UN agencies support the Government of Burundi against maternal and neonatal tetanus: The first round of the tetanus immunization campaign which reached 838,098 women aged between 12 and 45 years, took place from the 7th to…

I. BACKGROUND For over 30 years Burundi experienced recurring socio-political crises. A civil war in 1993 had disastrous effects. Since all but one of the parties to the conflict signed Peace Agreements in Arusha in 2001, the country has…