Rapports

HIGHLIGHTS • Heavy rainfall since January 2019 has affected thousands, displaced almost 13,000 people, and caused at least 45 deaths in Burundi. • The rains have triggered flash floods, mudslides and landslides in various provinces, with Bujumbura Rural & Mairie,…

Burundians across the country, especially women and children, remain vulnerable to humanitarian crisis due to high levels of poverty. This precarious situation is compounded by natural disasters (i.e., floods, landslides and rainfall deficits), population movements, epidemics…

Introduction Burundi’s contested presidential elections in 2015 resulted in political unrest and violent clashes in a country that had already been scarred by periods of instability and conflict since its independence. There are currently an estimated 325,000…

Highlights The EVD vaccination campaign for front-line workers was launched in August 2019 and ended in November. In total, 4,105 front-line workers were vaccinated. In collaboration with IOM, UNICEF Burundi supported a risk communication training for 24 community…

A cholera epidemic has hit Burundi and its most densely populated city, Bujumbura Thanks to the fast response, there have been almost no deaths Burundi’s newest cholera treatment centre opened its doors in early October in Bujumbura. Set…

HIGHLIGHTS IOM and Red Cross respond to devastation caused by torrential rains, affecting over 3,000 people in Burundi in Muyinga Province Ebola prevention: UNICEF supports Burundian schoolchildren's hygiene awareness The Ebola vaccination campaign reaches 4,105 people including 130 humanitarian…

Highlights • The risk of cross-border transmission of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Burundi remains high with 49 new cases of EVD reported in DRC between 23 September and…

Above-average rainfall likely to sustain Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes through May 2020 Key Messages • Above-average Season 2019 C production is supporting household and market food availability. Above-average rainfall forecasted for the September to December period is…

SC/14004 SECURITY COUNCIL 8652ND MEETING (PM) Disagreement Voiced over Whether Country Still Merits Place on Council’s Agenda Free, peaceful and transparent elections in 2020 are key to a stable future in Burundi, the Security Council heard today, as members diverged…

Highlights • Burundi is still struggling to contain its second cholera outbreak of the year with 888 cases recorded from 1 June to the end of September 2019. • The risk of cross-border transmission of Ebola Virus Disease…