Rapports

When civil war broke out in Rutana Province, southeastern Burundi, builders were putting the finishing touches on the new hospital in Kayero. Construction halted and looters tore through the new building. In a short time, they destroyed or stole…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. Health: Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses With support from UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations agencies, the Ministry of Health organized training on Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) on 25 March to 6 April. The training…

I. SECURITYUPDF launches Operation Iron Fist II; Sudan rebels close in on LRA Uganda and Sudan renewed their bilateral military protocol in early March, and signed a three-month extension of the recently expired military agreement between the…

By Bernard Ntwari in Cishemeye, Burundi CISHEMEYE TRANSIT CAMP, Burundi (UNHCR) - Francoise, an 18-year-old Congolese refugee, coos over the baby girl she holds in her lap. "I love my baby very much," she tells a visitor. The unusual clarification is…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1 WFP: food aid distribution update WFP continues targeted and emergency food distributions under the "Seed-protection ration" (SPR) programme. During the reporting period, a total of 1,067 Mt - including 845 Mt of targeted and emergency rations - were…

This summary outlines the main findings of the newly updated country profile on internal displacement in Burundi. The profile was prepared by the Global IDP Project of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which monitors and analyses internal displacement in over…

GENEVA, 26 March 2004 - Improving security allows for the return of tens of thousands of people internally displaced during Burundi's civil war, but for the return process to be sustainable, the displaced need support from the government and…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1 UNICEF: Demobilization of child soldiers With the support of UNICEF, the national structure for child soldiers DDR facilitated the demobilization of 531 child soldiers as of 18 March and since the first official demobilization at the end of…

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2004 -The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board:GRANT AMOUNT: US$33 Million PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This World Bank grant is part of a total program costing US$78.84 million and will be used…

In brief MPs session starting in February opened [13th - 14th ] The minister of Foreign Affairs travelled to Ireland on an official visit. PACONA -- Party for National Harmony- 23rd political party registered [16th] International conference on landmines held in Bujumbura [17th -…