Informes

Several hundred thousand internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees have returned home since 2003, due to the general improvement of security in Burundi, following the signing of ceasefire agreements between the government and several rebel groups. Hopes that the remaining…

HIGHLIGHTS Burundian asylum seekers return: Further to the meeting of the Tripartite Commission, a cross-border follow-up meeting was held between the Governments of Burundi and Tanzania as well as UN agencies (WFP, UNHCR, FAO, UNICEF, UNDP and OCHA) on 31…

HIGHLIGHTS Repatriation of Burundian Refugees: The 9th meeting of the Tripartite Commission on the Voluntary Repatriation of Burundian Refugees in Tanzania was held on 20 and 21 March in Dar Es Salaam between the Governments of Burundi and Tanzania and…

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KENYA: FAMINE RELIEF Several failed rainy seasons have led to a food crisis in Kenya that has placed the country in a severe famine. This season's rains are also predicted to either come too late or bring too little rain…

AFRICA -- € 26 million Combined Aid Package €19 million to UN Consolidated Appeal €7.5 million to NGOs and Red Cross Conor Lenihan T.D., Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, today announced details of a humanitarian and recovery…

HIGHLIGHTS Food insecurity: Due to food shortage, the movement of populations continues, both within Burundi as well as across borders. Last week, UNHCR reported 4,000 Burundi asylum seekers in way stations in Kibondo (Tanzania). Internal movement was recorded from Busoni commune…

HIGHLIGHTS Food Security Situation: The preliminary results of the crop and food assessment which was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, FAO/Emergency Coordination Unit, UNICEF, WFP and OCHA indicated a reduction by 12% in food production in comparison…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Cholera update: During the regular health meeting held at WHO (25 Jan) the provincial health authorities of Bujumbura Mairie reported that among four suspected cases which were analysed, one case was confirmed. The number of suspected cases…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) 2006 will be launched in a new political environment, led by the first democratically elected government since 1993. As in 2004 and 2005, the CAP will strive to ensure continued…