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01 Jan 2003

Morocco + 37 others
Predicted freshwater stress and scarcity in Africa and the Middle East

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— Canadian International Development Agency
Data Sources: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations Environment Programme, Population Action International
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01 Jan 2003

Burundi
Burundi president urges diehard rebels to drop opposition peace talks

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— Agence France-Presse
BUJUMBURA, Jan 1 (AFP) - Burundi's President Pierre Buyoya on Wednesday urged the country's second largest rebel group, the National Liberation Forces (FNL), to engage in peace talks with the government, something they have so far refused to do.
"We call on this recalcitrant group (the FNL) to finally and without delay join other Burundians who have decided to bury the hatchet of war," Buyoya said in his New Year's address to the nation, broadcast on national radio.

Burundi's transition government, which

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31 Dec 2002

Burundi
Burundi: Effectif total des rapatriés (spontanes & facilites/HCR) selon la province (31 Dec 2002)

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— UN Children's Fund
English Title:
Total number of spontaneous and facilitated Burundian returnees by province - 31 Dec 2002
Total number of repatriated: 52,853.
Total number of facilitated/HCR Burundian returnees: 31,471.
Data Source: UNHCR
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31 Dec 2002

Burundi
Burundi: Implementation of ceasefire agreement delayed

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— IRIN
UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
NAIROBI, 31 December (IRIN) - The definitive implementation of a ceasefire agreement between the transitional government of Burundi and a rebel group, due to have come into force on Monday, has been delayed.

A statement issued by Foreign Minister Terence Sinunguruza on Monday said implementation was contingent upon the arrival of an African mission to monitor the application of the ceasefire

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

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31 Dec 2002

Afghanistan + 31 others
ICRC Overview of Operations 2003

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— ICRC
This document supplements the ICRC's Headquarters Appeal 2003and contains:
  • an overview of the ICRC's operations in 2003
  • a description of its presence in the field
  • a breakdown of its operational organization
  • a description of its target populations
  • a concise description of its programmes
  • a brief description of its 63 delegations
  • overall budget amounts
  • overall budget and budgets by programme for each delegation
The ICRC's operations in 2003 and the respective budget figures are presented in detail
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31 Dec 2002

Burundi
Rebels kill two civilians in Burundi

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— Agence France-Presse
BUJUMBURA, Dec 31 (AFP) - Two civilians were killed when suspected Hutu rebels attacked a neighbourhood in the south of the Burundian capital, military officials and an AFP reporter said Tuesday.
The attackers, believed to be part of the National Liberation Forces (FNL) rebel group, attacked Bujumbura's Chechnya neighbourhood late Monday.

Two civilians were killed and several houses pillaged, according to an AFP reporter who visited the scene of the attack.

Military sources confirmed the attack and the civilian deaths. In a separate incident, rebels from Burundi's

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31 Dec 2002

Burundi
USAID awards grant to improve health in Burundi

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— US Agency for International Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, has awarded a $3 million, four-year grant to Population Services International (PSI) and CARE/Burundi to increase the capacity of local health sector NGOs in Burundi.
The grant to this partnership between PSI and CARE/Burundi is national in scope. It seeks to achieve several specific goals. Regarding non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the grant
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31 Dec 2002

Burundi
OCHA Burundi Humanitarian Update Dec 2002

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Humanitarian
Editorial

The first tangible signs of peace emerged this month with the signing of a ceasefire with the CNDD-FDD. Optimism is however, frequently tempered by ongoing operations and clashes. The humanitarian and donor community have rallied to meet Burundi's unique challenges during this transition. The request to provide food aid to the rebels has provoked a constructive debate within the humanitarian community, itself exploring the limits of its own capacity within the framework of each organisation's humanitarian

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31 Dec 2002

Burundi
USAID Field Report Burundi Dec 2002

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— US Agency for International Development
United States Agency for International Development
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance
Office of Transition Initiatives
Program Description

Program Goals and Objectives

USAID/OTI's goal in Burundi is to promote good governance and the active and informed participation of citizens. To work towards this goal, OTI has the following objectives:

  • To increase active and informed discussions among people of diverse ethnic groups about common public issues.

  • To encourage the evolution of government
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30 Dec 2002

Burundi
Burundi ceasefire delayed indefinitely

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— Agence France-Presse
BUJUMBURA, Dec 30 (AFP) - The definitive implementation of a ceasefire between government and rebel forces in Burundi has been delayed from its scheduled date of Monday, government and rebel officials said.
"It was not possible (to implement the accord on Monday) because the ceasefire depended on the arrival of the African Mission, the setting up of a joint ceasefire commission, and the cantonment of belligerents," Foreign Minister Therence Sinunguruza told AFP.

A spokesman for the main Hutu rebel group, the Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD), Gelase Daniel Ndabirabe

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30 Dec 2002

Burundi
Burundi: Pas d'Accord de cessez-le-feu définitif aujourd'hui entre le Gouvernement de Transition et le mouvement du Cndd-Fdd

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— Government of Burundi
BURUNDI - POLITIQUE
(Bujumbura, 30 décembre 2002). M. Térence Sinunguruza, Ministre Burundais des Affaires Etrangères, explique le retard pris dans la mise en application de l'Accord signé le 3 décembre 2002 entre le Président Buyoya et Pierre Nkurunziza. Selon le Ministre Sinunguruza, l'Accord de cessez-le-feu prévoyait effectivement que le 30 :12 :2002 il allait entrer en vigueur. Mais seulement, le 30/12/2002 avait été indiqué par rapport aux travaux préparatoires qui devraient préparer cette échéance. Il indique que dans l'Accord de cessez-le-feu, il y avait
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30 Dec 2002

Burundi
Burundi: WFP begins food distribution to former rebels

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— IRIN
BUJUMBURA, 30 December (IRIN) - The World Food Programme (WFP), through the German NGO GTZ, has begun distributing food aid to former rebels of the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces pour la defense de la democratie (CNDD-FDD).
"Eleven tonnes of rice, beans, flour, sugar, salt and cooking oil have been distributed," said a GTZ official, who asked not to be identified.

The month-long distribution effort, which began on Sunday, is targeting 14,000 former fighters in Kayange of the Musigati Commune within the Kibira Forest of northwestern Bubanza Province,

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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29 Dec 2002

Burundi + 1 other
OCHA-Burundi Situation Report 23 - 29 Dec 2002

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Humanitarian Activities
1. EU grants aid package to Burundi rebels (CNDD-FDD) after peace deal

The European Commission announced it would give a 500,000 Euros to assist with the implementation of the ceasefire agreement signed December 3 between the CNDD-FDD, (Pierre Nkurunziza) and National Transitional Government. The package will be channeled through the World Food Programme (HQ), implemented by the International NGO (German) GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH), and provide food for 14,000 CNDD-FDD fighters for one month.

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27 Dec 2002

Burundi
Burundi's army, rebels fight north of capital

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— Agence France-Presse
BUJUMBURA, Dec 27 (AFP) - Burundi's army and a Hutu rebel movement were fighting Friday north of the capital Bujumbura, as more than 5,000 civilians fled the area and each side blamed the other for breaching a truce.
"Since 14:30 (1230 GMT), the army has been attacking us on three fronts in Mpanda district, using heavy artillery and infantry," rebel Lieutenant Gelase Daniel Ndabirabe said by telephone.

"This is provocation and a serious violation of the truce" signed by both sides as a prelude to a full

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27 Dec 2002

Afghanistan + 24 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 52 of 2002

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— World Food Programme
This report includes:
(A) Global Hunger Alert

(B) Southern Africa Region: (1) Regional Overview, (2) Lesotho, (3) Malawi, (4) Mozambique, (5) Swaziland, (6) Zambia, (7) Zimbabwe, (8) Angola, (9) Namibia, (10) Tanzania

(C) Eastern and Central Africa Region: (1) Burundi, (2) Eritrea, (3) Uganda

(D) West Africa Region: (1) Cote D'Ivoire

(E) Middle East Region: (1) Palestinian Territories

(F) West and Central Asia Region: (1) Afghanistan

(G) Asia Region: (1) DPR of Korea

From Francesco Strippoli, Director of

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26 Dec 2002

Burundi
Burundi Appeal No. 01.08 /2002 Programme Update No.2

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— IFRC
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This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals.
Appeal No. 01.08/2002
Appeal Target: CHF 3,075,978 (revised to CHF 1,142,978)
Programme Update no. 2; Period covered: July - December 2002

"At a Glance"

Appeal coverage: 87.2% Related Appeals: N/A
Outstanding needs: Donors are encouraged to focus their support on the 2003 Annual Appeal for Burundi (no. 01.01/2003)

Operational Developments:

The transitional government of Burundi is making an effort to ensure the institutions foreseen in the Arusha Peace

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26 Dec 2002

Burundi + 2 others
Tanzania: Appeal No. 01.14/2002 Programme Update No. 2

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— IFRC


This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals.
Appeal Target: CHF 7,936,092 (Revised)
Period covered: June 1 - December 30, 2002

"At a Glance"

Appeal coverage: 85.8%
Related Appeals: N/A
Outstanding needs: Donors are encouraged to focus their support on the 2003 Annual Appeal for Burundi (no. 01.01/2003)

Operational Developments:

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24 Dec 2002

Burundi + 1 other
Burundi: 1,000 people flee from Uvira to Burundi

Report
— IRIN
UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
BUJUMBURA, 24 December (IRIN) - A thousand people have fled to the Burundi town of Gatumba, on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since Friday following fighting that erupted over the weekend between Mayi-Mayi militia and the former rebel group, Rassemblement congolais pour la démocratie-National, according to UN agencies.

"A joint mission of the UN refugee agency [UNHCR], the UN Children's Fund and the Office for the Coordination

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24 Dec 2002

Burundi
EU grants aid package to Burundi rebels after peace deal

Report
— Agence France-Presse
BRUSSELS, Dec 24 (AFP) - The European Commission said Tuesday it would give 500,000 euros (515,000 dollars) to rebels in Burundi, who signed a ceasefire with government forces earlier this month to end a nine-year-long civil war in the tiny central African state.
The aid package for the Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) was a one-off payment for the rebels, whose living conditions have deteriorated since the December 3 ceasefire agreement, the European Union's executive arm said.

The Commission said it hoped the payment

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22 Dec 2002

Burundi + 2 others
DR Congo rebels say situation in Uvira under control

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— Agence France-Presse
BUJUMBURA, Dec 22 (AFP) - Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said on Sunday they were in complete control of the key lakeside town of Uvira in the east of the country, but artillery fire broke out later in the day.
"The situation in the town of Uvira is completely under control," Potien Mundanga, Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) governor of Sud-Kivu province, told AFP by telephone.

But he warned that Mai Mai militia and their allies from Burundi's FDD main rebel group and remnants of Rwanda's

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