Full Coverage: Burundi

03/25/2008 In Burundi, where a fragile peace now holds, Maggy Barankitse's orphanage and peace villages have changed the lives of as many as 10,000 children who lost their parents to the conflict.

03/18/2008 Yli 200 000 ihmisen 36-vuotinen evakko Tansanian pakolaisleireille päättyy tai muuttuu pysyväksi.

10/01/2007 A policeman-turned--rights-advocate in Burundi and two Sri Lankan professors monitoring rights violations in their country will receive the 2007 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders Tuesday.
From: Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders

05/07/2007 Human rights defenders from Sri Lanka and Burundi share a prestigious award given by 11 of the world’s leading rights organisations.

04/04/2007 A World Bank-sponsored infrastructure program may soon bring low-cost, high speed connectivity to East and Southern Africa, the only world region not connected to global broadband.

12/15/2006 Now that peace and stability have taken tentative root in much of Africa's Great Lakes region, several of the area's leaders signed a landmark deal Friday to help each other maintain peace and security and build stronger democratic institutions and economic prosperity.

06/23/2006 An estimated 20,000 Rwandans have fled to northern Burundi in the past six months, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres.

04/28/2006 Kansainvälinen avustusjärjestö ActionAid sanoo aloittaneensa ruokatoimitukset kuivuudesta kärsivään Burundiin Keski-Afrikassa. Järjestön mukaan elintarvikepula on tappanut maassa jo satoja ihmisiä. Tilannetta pahentaa kymmenien tuhansien kotieläinten menehtyminen.

04/26/2006 Several years of poor rainfall, compounded by the lack of a national food security policy and chronic poverty, have brought two million people – nearly one in three of Burundi’s population - to the brink of starvation, says a development charity.

04/23/2006 World Vision's chief Africa correspondent says a looming famine should not prompt despair.

03/27/2006 A UN delegation has arrived in Burundi for consultations on the setting up of a truth and reconciliation commission and a special court.

03/21/2006 Burundi must be closely monitored in the countdown to the UN's planned withdrawal by the end of this year, Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned.

01/28/2006 The UN Security Council must stop the deluge of weapons into Africa's Great Lakes region - particularly northern Uganda and Congo - and protect civilians from attacks by armed groups, a leading charity urged.
* Security Council reviews proposed peacebuilding in Africa’s Great Lakes region

10/07/2005 Schools in Burundi have seen class sizes swell in the first few weeks of term after the newly-elected government's decision to scrap primary school fees brought an extra 500,000 children to school.

09/21/2005 Soccer matches involving Burundian soldiers, rebels and civilians are contributing to the drive for peace and democracy.

08/16/2005 Despite continuing attacks, the Burundi peace process seems to be holding and thousands of refugees and internally displaced people have returned home, according to a new United Nations briefing.

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07/04/2005 Kesäkuun paikallisvaaleissa hutujen suurimman kapinallisarmeijan CNDD-FDD- puolue sai alustavien arvioiden mukaan 55,3 prosenttia paikoista. Paikallisvaalit olivat Burundissa ensimmäiset sitten vuoden 1993 presidentinvaalien. CNDD-FDD:n voitto yllätti tarkkailijat ja kilpailevat puolueet. Burundissa pidetään parlamenttivaalit heinäkuun neljäntenä ja presidentinvaalit elokuussa.

06/15/2005 Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, has just returned from a two-week fact-finding mission in Burundi. His first-hand report tells of the return of thousands of refugees to a homeland struggling to transcend the turmoil of its recent past. He also tells how you can help.

06/14/2005 Allo staff medico dell’organizzazione umanitaria Medici Senza Frontiere (MSF) è stato negato l’accesso a Songore, il campo profughi di 7.000 ruandesi che fuggirono verso il Burundi ai primi di maggio. La clinica di MSF all’interno del campo è ora sorvegliata dai militari dell’esercito burundese e lo staff medico non può entrare nei propri locali, privando così la restante popolazione delle cure mediche. Prima che a MSF fosse negato l’accesso a Songore, l’organizzazione effettuava oltre un centinaio di consultazioni al giorno.