Informes

Highlights Food insecurity: As part of ongoing efforts to assist the hunger-affected population, the second Vice-President visited Ruyigi and Cankuzo provinces where the most vulnerable persons from Kinyinya, Nyabitsinda (Ruyigi) and Mishiha (Cankuzo) communes received food aid. Furthermore, OCHA, UNICEF and…

BUJUMBURA, Burundi, 7 March 2006 -- UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman has praised the Government of Burundi for its work on child education, but has also drawn attention to the challenges relating to orphans and children living with…

HIGHLIGHTS Emergency Programme: On 28 February the Burundian Government presented an Emergency Programme to the diplomatic community in Burundi. It serves as a bridge programme to support the transition from humanitarian programmes towards development under the Poverty Reduction Strategy. The one-year…

IMC is seeing huge success from a community nutrition program it started in October 2005 for moderately malnourished children under the age of five in Burundi's Rutana province. Using the Positive Deviance Hearth Model, the program trains parents on…

SAVING LIVES AND REDUCING SUFFERING HEALTH SITUATION A new political environment lead by the first democratically elected government since 1993 has been established in 2005. In 2006, the international community will continue supporting Burundi, providing the humanitarian assistance needed during this…

RESUME EXECUTIF 1. Pourquoi le Programme d'urgence ? Le Burundi a organisé des élections démocratiques, libres et transparentes au cours de l'année 2005. Ces consultations électorales ont abouti à l'avènement d'institutions démocratiques et d'un Président de la République démocratiquement élu en…

HIGHLIGHTS Food insecurity: The situation remains disconcerting in several provinces due to severe food shortages. In Cankuzo province, further movements to Tanzania were reported. Further to the ongoing food insecurity situation, the Government issued a decree setting up a food security…

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…

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 14 February 2006, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A growing number…