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01 Jan 2000

Burundi
Activités des ONG's Internationales au Burundi

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01 Jan 2000

Burundi
OCHA Presence in Burundi 2000

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01 Jan 2000

Angola + 4 others
Zambia Teeming With Refugees

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— Pan African News Agency
LUSAKA, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia is hosting some 205,327 refugees, most of them fleeing armed conflicts in neighbouring Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to UNHCR.
It added that out of the 205,327 refugees spread across Zambia, 161,680 were from Angola, 36,331 from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the balance from Burundi, Rwanda and Somalia.

Meanwhile, UNHCR assistant programme officer in Lusaka, Musengu Kayombo, said that establishment of refugee transit centres in Kalabo and Mongu in Western province was almost complete.

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31 Dec 1999

Burundi + 7 others
High Commissioner for Human Rights challenges nations to build on commitments of last 50 years

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— UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Points to Situations in Chechnya, East Timor, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Great Lakes Region of Africa as Evidence of Work Still to Be Done
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson said today the countries of the world face a major challenge on the eve of a new millennium: to ensure that major progress in human rights over the last half century translates into a difference in the lives of people throughout the world.

'I regard the prospects for human rights in the next century with a mixture of hope and apprehension', the High

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31 Dec 1999

Burundi + 8 others
Africa still torn apart by armed conflict in 1999

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— Mail and Guardian
Johannesburg, South Africa. December 31 1999
1999 saw wars, guerrilla movements, coups and rebellions affect more than 20 African countries, with civilians often caught up in the midst of the conflicts.

JEAN-PIERRE CAMPAGNE reports

Africa failed to shed its reputation as a continent of armed conflicts in 1999, which saw wars, guerrilla movements, coups and rebellions in more than 20 countries, often affecting civilians the most.

The latest sudden turn of events was last week's coup d'etat in Cote d'Ivoire, where the military ousted president

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30 Dec 1999

Burundi + 9 others
IRIN-CEA Weekly Round-up 52 covering the period 25-30 Dec 1999

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BURUNDI: Army rejects separate negotiations with CNDD-FDD

Army spokesman Colonel Login Minani said on Wednesday there was no question of bilateral negotiations with Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye, leader of the rebel Conseil national pour la dÚfense de la democratie - Forces pour la dÚfense de la democratie (CNDD-FDD),

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30 Dec 1999

Burundi + 1 other
Food demand up by more than 300 percent due to civil strife: aid agency

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— Agence France-Presse
ROME, Dec 30 (AFP) - Civil strife has been a major factor in pushing up food aid demand in Asia and eastern Europe by more than 300 percent in 1999, the head of the world's largest food aid agency said Thursday.
"A dangerous shift in the way wars are being fought has triggered huge new demands for food aid, but it is uncertain that donors will be able to meet these demands in the new century," said Catherine Bertini, executive director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

"Although donors have been generous,

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30 Dec 1999

Burundi + 5 others
Targeting civilians in wars triples demand for food aid as new century begins

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— World Food Programme
ROME - A dangerous shift in the way wars are being fought has triggered huge new demands for food aid, but it is uncertain that donors will be able to meet these demands in the new century, Catherine Bertini, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme said today.
Bertini, head of the world's largest food aid agency, signalled that civil strife has been the major factor in pushing food aid requirements in Asia and Eastern Europe up by more than 300 percent. Although donors have been generous, funding 90 percent
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30 Dec 1999

Angola + 6 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 51 of 1999

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— World Food Programme
This report includes: A) Venezuela - floods B) Indonesia - East Timor C) Angola D) Sudan E) East Africa: Burundi and Tanzania.
From Jean-Jacques Graisse, Assistant Executive Director. Available on the Internet on the WFP Home Page at http://www.wfp.org/ or by electronic mail from Deborah.Hicks@wfp.org or Natasha.Nadazdin@wfp.org (fax 39 06 6513 2854). For information on resources, donors are requested to contact Aleesa.Blum@wfp.org or Marius.deGaayFortman@wfp.org at WFP Rome, telephone 39 06 6513 2004 or 06 6513 2250. The address of WFP is Via Cesare
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30 Dec 1999

Burundi + 9 others
Bulletin hebdomadaire d'information 52 pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est

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(du 25 au 30 décembre 1999)

BURUNDI: L'armée refuse de négocier séparément avec le CNDD-FDD

Le porte-parole de l'armée, le colonel Login Minani, a déclaré mercredi qu'il n'était pas question de négociations bilatérales avec Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye, le dirigeant du groupe rebelle 'Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie - Forces pour la défense

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30 Dec 1999

Burundi + 1 other
More Burundian Refugees Flee to Tanzania/ U.N. Official

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DAR ES SALAAM (Dec. 30) XINHUA - More Burundian refugees are fleeing into Tanzania's west Kigoma Region as the security situation worsens in their homeland, the top official of the U.N. refugee agency in the region said Thursday.
"A total of 12,720 Burundian refugees had arrived in Kigoma by December 29 compared to 5,365 last month," said Marion Roche, head of a sub-office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in Kigoma.

"The high number this month is probably a reflection of the worsening stability in Burundi," said Roche.

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29 Dec 1999

Burundi + 4 others
IRIN Update 831 for the Great Lakes

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GREAT LAKES: Displacement surge in affected populations

The affected population requiring humanitarian assistance in the Great Lakes region rose from 3.9 million to 4.3 million between August and December 1999 - a rise of 9 percent, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has stated in its latest

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28 Dec 1999

Burundi + 4 others
IRIN Update 830 for the Great Lakes

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RWANDA: Interahamwe militia strikes in Gisenyi

A Hutu Interahamwe force on Thursday crossed from the DRC and attacked Tamira camp in Mutura Commune, Gisenyi Prefecture, leaving 20 people dead and eight injured, Radio Rwanda reported at the weekend. After the attack, the militia retreated to the DRC with

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27 Dec 1999

Burundi
Burundi: Social, health and economic assistance - Appeal No. 01.10/99 Situation Report No. 2

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— IFRC
Period covered: July - December 1999
Despite some earlier signs of progress at the protracted peace talks in Arusha, Tanzania, the situation in Burundi continues to be characterised by insecurity and internal strife, with a disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups. Some 16% of the total population have now been forced to leave their houses and live in "regroupement sites", with limited or no access to shelter, clean water or medical care. In this context, the Burundi Red Cross (BRC) and the Federation have
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24 Dec 1999

Burundi + 7 others
IRIN-CEA Weekly Round-up 51 covering the period 18-24 Dec 1999

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DRC: UN calls for restraint, especially in South Kivu

The UN's Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to call on the parties to the Lusaka agreement to "refrain from initiating or pursuing offensives, and to do everything possible to

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24 Dec 1999

Burundi + 7 others
Bulletin hebdomadaire d'information 51 pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est

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(du 18 au 24 décembre 1999)

RDC: L'ONU appelle à la retenue, en particulier au Sud Kivu

Le Secrétaire Général adjoint des Nations Unies pour les Opérations de maintien de la paix, Hedi Annabi, a demandé mardi au Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies d'appeler les parties à l'accord de Lusaka à "s'abstenir de lancer ou poursuivre des offensiv

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24 Dec 1999

Democratic Republic of the Congo + 8 others
Affected Population in the Great Lakes Region (displaced - refugees) 24 Dec 1999

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs


Office of the Regional Humanitarian Advisor for the Great Lakes, OCHA Nairobi
Updated version as of 24 December 1999

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23 Dec 1999

Burundi + 3 others
IRIN Update 829 for the Great Lakes

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DRC: Security Council expresses "deep concern" at fighting

The UN Security Council, after a second briefing this week on the DRC by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi, on Thursday said it was "deeply concerned" about the scale of recent fighting. Council President Ambassador

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23 Dec 1999

Burundi + 4 others
Sudan and DR Congo make up with neighbours at Tripoli summit

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— Agence France-Presse
TRIPOLI, Dec 23 (AFP) - Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo made important normalising accords with their neighbours at the end of an African summit in Tripoli, Libyan state television reported Wednesday.
Sudan signed an agreement with Uganda and Eritrea, while DR Congo made a similar accord with Uganda, the report said.

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi organised the summit on Tuesday night with presidents Omar al-Beshir of Sudan, Issaias Afeworki of Eritrea, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Laurent Kabila of DR Congo.

Libyan television said "the summit

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23 Dec 1999

Burundi + 3 others
Bulletin quotidien d'information No. 829 pour la région des Grands Lacs

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RDC: Le Conseil de Sécurité se dit "profondément préoccupé" de la persistance des combats

Le Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies, à l'issue d'une seconde séance d'information sur la RDC, présentée cette semaine par le Secrétaire Général adjoint pour les opérations de maintien de la paix, Hedi Annabi, a exprimé jeudi sa "profonde préoccupatio

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