Informes

Humanitarian Activities 1 Update on Congolese refugees in Burundi UNHCR reported that refugee inflow from neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had slowed considerably, although there was an increase in unfacilitated returns to DRC. UNHCR noted that while calm had been…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 29 June 2004, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The situation in the…

Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) The CAP is much more than an appeal for money. It is an inclusive and coordinated programme cycle of: a) strategic planning leading to a Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP); b) resource mobilisation; c) coordinated programme…

Humanitarian Activities 1. OCHA: IDP survey completed, results due in coming weeks OCHA, in collaboration with the Government of Burundi (GoB), has completed the first nationwide survey of internally displaced persons since 2002. Fifty surveyors distributed 42,892 questionnaires in displaced sites countrywide.…

Program Description The Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) supports the ongoing peace process in Burundi as outlined in the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Accord (APRA) by promoting community-level reintegration and reconciliation through community-based leadership development, vocational skills training, small-scale infrastructure reconstruction, and…

AI INDEX: AFR 16/006/2004 I INTRODUCTION "Is rape increasing? I was raped in 1993, and again in 1995. I haven't been raped this year. How do I know if it is increasing" (rape victim speaking to Amnesty International…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. IDPs and families affected by hailstorm in Bujumbura Rural On 27 January, OCHA, WFP, CRS, GVC and CARE International jointly assessed the needs of the displaced in Kabezi and Muhuta communes in Bujumbura Rural province. The displaced persons left…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Echo's Global Plan 2004 strategy appears at a time when Burundi is trying to find its way out of a crisis, which has seriously weakened it socially and economically. The formation of a new transitional government on…

1. RéSUMé La stratégie du Plan global 2004 d'ECHO intervient à un moment o=F9 le Burundi s'efforce de sortir de la crise qui l'a gravement affaibli socialement et économiquement. La formation d'un nouveau gouvernement transitoire le 24 novembre 2003, qui…

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 (http://www.oanda.com) Official Languages Kirundi, French (Swahili along Lake Tanganyika and in Bujumbura) Main Religious Groups Catholic 62%, Protestant…