Rapports

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…

Karin Kortmann, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), undertook a five-day fact-finding mission at the end of March that took her to GTZ projects in Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi. She travelled with…

NEW YORK, 30 March 2006 - The Government of Japan has announced it will donate US $76 million to UNICEF in support of its work in 15 countries. A significant portion of the total, US $49 million, will be dedicated…

By Catherine-Lune Grayson KARUZI, Burundi, Mar 29 (UNHCR) - Twice a week, Nestor Bashikare gets on his motorbike - or his bicycle when he is short of gas - and visits fellow Burundians to chat about their return from exile.…

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…

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 THIS EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS…

The assassination of the democratically elected president in October 1993 marked the beginning of an ongoing conflict in Burundi that has claimed more than 300,000 lives and displaced 1.3 million people at its peak. While large-scale fighting subsided following…

I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1650 (2005) of 21 December 2005, the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) until 1 July 2006. In that resolution, the Council requested me to consult with…

Pays d'Afrique des Grands Lacs à peine plus grand que la Bretagne, le Burundi est en proie à une insécurité alimentaire dite chronique qui précipite les plus vulnérables dans l'urgence au moindre choc. Elise Rodriguez, du service communication, revient du…

I. Introduction 1. Par sa résolution 1650 (2005) du 21 décembre 2005, le Conseil de sécurité a décidé de proroger le mandat de l'Opération des Nations Unies au Burundi (ONUB) jusqu'au 1er juillet 2006. Dans la même résolution, le Conseil…