Rapports

HIGHLIGHTS Food insecurity: In Burundi's Eastern province of Ruyigi, it was reported that families continued to flee to Tanzania in search for seeking for better food security conditions. Meanwhile the nutritional situation in the country was deteriorating. The number cases admitted…

By Brenda Kariuki BUJUMBURA, Burundi, 7 February 2006 - During her maiden visit to a new, democratic Burundi, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Rima Salah praised the country's effort in providing free primary education for all children, and the success in…

By Patricia Lone GATUMBA, Burundi, 6 February 2006 -- Bujumbura, Burundi's capital, is a hopeful place these days. As a new government struggles to normalize the country after 13 years of bloody civil war, the city's quiet bustle and subtle…

RUYIGI, Burundi, Jan 31 (UNHCR) - Most of the children who come back to Burundi after spending years attending classes in refugee camps in Tanzania know no other school. But policies enacted by their government mean that those returning…

(Extract) Twice monthly news bulletin from the Jesuit Refugee Service International Office REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS Côte d'Ivoire: attacks on humanitarian organisations unacceptable Between 15-19 January, pro-government youths in Côte d'Ivoire demonstrated against a perceived infringement of their country's sovereignty. The demonstrations targeted French and United…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Cholera in Rumonge commune (Bururi province): The number of cholera cases which had been decreasing during the second half of November was on the rise again since the beginning of December 2005. Sporadic cases were registered in…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Health: On 17 November first reported a cholera outbreak in Rugombo commune (Cibitoke province). At the end of the reporting week the total number of cases reported since the outbreak climbed to 73 and 3 deaths. WHO was…

Education has a special significance for Adrienne Nahimana, a mother of six children in Nyangungu, a hillside village of low brick houses, reddish dirt paths and small plots of corn, banana and coffee. Nahimana, 40, was never able to attend school…

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…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As the end of 2005 approaches, the overall outlook for the region is perhaps more positive than at other times in recent years. Central to this growing optimism are the evolving peace processes in Burundi…