Reports

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. Assistance to displaced children from Bujumbura Rural Province UNICEF, through its partners, the INGOs Austrian Help Programme and Solidarités distributed high protein biscuits to 11,067 children displaced in Rushubi, Bujumbura Rural province. Children and women are the most vulnerable…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Agriculture and health: Main target sectors of UN funds appeal Agriculture and health are the two main sectors targeted under the 2004 Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP). UN and NGO partners require US$38.2 million for the implementation of humanitarian activities…

SUMMARYAlarming conditions Burundians live in some of the worst conditions in the world. Every province in the country, except one, endured sporadic fighting, looting or armed banditry in 2003. While political progress has recently been made by a…

SUMMARYDisplacement, drought, disease While prospects for peace in the Great Lakes region are promising, the region's 127 million people are struggling to cope with raging conflicts, repeated and continued displacement, drought and disease, including the HIV/AIDS pandemic. People…

SUMMARYRefugees and hosts Some 470,000 refugees and over 1.9 million Tanzanians live in communities with humanitarian needs in the country. Substantial numbers of refugees, albeit lower than in previous years, have continued to flee into Tanzania. Meanwhile, large-scale voluntary…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Psychosocial assistance to children suffering from trauma Children are the most vulnerable group in conflict situations. Thousands of children in Burundi suffer from trauma linked to displacement, family separations, sexual abuse and violence. The University of Burundi, supported by…

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, l'OCHA, le PAM, l'UNICEF, le MINAGRI et les…

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…

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 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…