Reports

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

Lieu de l'opération: AFRIQUE Montant de la décision: 1.000.000 EUR Numéro de référence de la décision: ECHO/-AF/BUD/2006/01000 Exposé des motifs 1 - Justification, besoins et population cible : 1.1. - Justification : La maladie du manioc (« Cassava Mosaic Disease Pandemic ») : un…

HIGHLIGHTS Update on food security: The National Aid Coordination Committee (CNCA) and UN agencies - FAO/Emergency Rehabilitation Coordination Unit, WFP, UNICEF and OCHA jointly held a "CafÈ de Presse" on 20 June. It was aimed at sensitizing the Burundian media…

Highlights The Day of the African Child ñ 16 June. UNICEF, in close collaboration with officials and with the support from sister UN agencies organized celebrations of the Day of the African Child on 17 June. The organisation rallied numerous…

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…

Highlights Forced Returns from Tanzania: On 6 June, a second group of 85 Burundians who had been expelled by Tanzanian officials arrived in Kobero (Muyinga) at the Tanzanian-Burundian border. They were considered illegal immigrants since they allegedly never regularised their stay…

HIGHLIGHTS Rwandan Asylum Seeker returns: Voluntary returns continued to be registered. Over the reporting week, 1,800 Rwandans returned. Additionally, approximately 6,000 persons have expressed their willingness to return. The process for the refugee status determination continued. In order to improve hygiene…

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

HIGHLIGHTS Torrential rains: According to a preliminary report by the National Coordinator for Disaster Response and Preparedness dated 26 May, a total of 46 casualties have been recorded since the rains started in late April. Local authorities claimed that 6,690 houses…

(New York: 23 May 2006): The Advisory Group on the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) today held its inaugural session at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The twelve members of the Advisory Group, who serve in their individual,…