Rapports

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Health: MSF-Belgium has finalised its survey report on access to health basic services in Karuzi province. An abridged version of the report is available on: http://www.reliefweb.int/ochaburundi/NGO/MSF-B_karuzi_rapport_court.pdf Further to the presidential decision of free health care for pregnant women…

1. Executive summary In the midst of post-conflict recovery and an improving political and security landscape despite isolated attacks by the last remaining rebel group, the key challenge for humanitarian actors has been to ensure a gradual…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Burundians expelled from Tanzania: A total of 32 persons arrived from Ngara district through Kobero (Muyinga) on 5 July. The governmental Project for Repatriation and Reintegration of war-affected Persons (PARESI) registered the new arrivals and distributed food aid…

Appeal Target: US$ 684,586 Geneva, 3 July 2006 Dear Colleagues, Christian Aid, Norwegian Church Aid, and Conseil National des Eglises du Burundi are appealing for assistance to help alleviate the poverty and lack of basic amenities in the communities around Burundi for…

HIGHLIGHTS Update on food security: The National Aid Coordination Committee (CNCA) and UN agencies - FAO/Emergency Rehabilitation Coordination Unit, WFP, UNICEF and OCHA jointly held a "CafÈ de Presse" on 20 June. It was aimed at sensitizing the Burundian media…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief Appeal No. MDRBI001; Operations…

HIGHLIGHTS Torrential rains: Throughout the reporting week, torrential rainstorms continued to cause damages nationwide. The Rusizi plain in the Imbo region was severely affected as houses were either damaged or washed away. Crop fields were devastated and roads rendered impassable including…

HIGHLIGHTS Rwandan Asylum Seekers: After the first results of the refugee status determination process were issued, some Rwandan asylum seekers returned home. This included some whose claim had been rejected but the vast majority of people had not yet started…

by Christine Head -- World Vision Relief Communications Manager (Horn of Africa) The United Nations and non-governmental organisations have launched a joint appeal for US$426 million to respond to the drought in the Horn of Africa. "The Horn of Africa is…