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01 Jan 2006

Kenya + 6 others
East African leaders worry over food shortages

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— Reuters - AlertNet
By David Mageria

NAIROBI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - East African leaders said on Sunday that millions of people in the region faced hunger because poor rains had affected vital crops and pasture, giving their New Year messages a sombre tone.

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said a famine facing the region's biggest economy was a national disaster and at least 10 percent of the country's 32 million people would need foreign and local food aid.

"In the next six months, up to 2.5 million people will be in need of famine relief," Kibaki told guests

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01 Jan 2006

Burundi + 4 others
East Africa Sub Regional Programmes Appeal No. MAA64003

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— IFRC
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This appeal seeks CHF 7,053,850 (1) to fund programmes and activities to be implemented in 2006 and 2007. These programmes are aligned with the International Federation's Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity".
Global Agenda goals:

1. Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from disasters.

2. Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from diseases and public health emergencies.

3. Increase local community, civil society

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31 Dec 2005

Burundi
First group of United Nations peacekeepers leave Burundi

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— Agence France-Presse
BUJUMBURA, Dec 31 (AFP) - A first group of United Nation peacekeepers from Mozambique left Burundi Saturday as part of a phased withdrawal of troops that will end in December next year, officials said.

Some 170 soldiers left Bujumbura airport at 10:45 am (0845 GMT) for Maputo in accordance with plans between the UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB) and the new Bujumbura government that came to power in August.

"We have an agreement with the Burundi government, which calls for a progressive withdrawal of peacekeepers and

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31 Dec 2005

Burundi
USAID/OTI Burundi Hot Topics Dec 2005

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— US Agency for International Development
OTI-Supported Media Synergy Praised for Its Positive Role in National Elections

The Office of Transition Initiatives supports the ongoing peace process in Burundi as outlined in the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement by strengthening local capacities to benefit from and contribute to the peace process. PADCO Inc., the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the national nongovernmental organization African Strategic Impact implement OTI's Community-Based Peace and Reconciliation Initiative (CPRI) and manage CPRI's field offices in

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30 Dec 2005

Burundi + 1 other
Burundi-Tanzania: Refugees reluctant to return home

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— IRIN
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]
NGARA, 30 December (IRIN) - On a routine repatriation day in the Ngara District of northwestern Tanzania, convoys organised by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, lined up to take Burundi refugees home.

An 11-year-old boy stood crying next to one of the trucks. Momentarily, there was a flurry of activity as UNHCR officials tried to verify that the boy had not been left behind. He had not. Still crying, the boy explained that he was sad because his "family"

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30 Dec 2005

Burundi + 4 others
East Africa Sub Regional Programmes Appeal No. 05AA004 Programme Update No. 2

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org
In Brief

Appeal No. 05AA004; Programme Update no. 2; Period covered: October 2005 to November 2005; Appeal coverage: 68.9%; Outstanding needs: CHF 816,643 (USD662, 441 or EUR 527,717) - based on the revised appeal budget.

Appeal target: CHF 2,459,813 (USD1,953,800 or EUR 1584,400)

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27 Dec 2005

Burundi
Burundi: ONUB sponsors eleven new projects

Report
— UN Operation in Burundi
ONUB/PIO/PR/110/2005
Bujumbura, Burundi - The ONUB QIPs Selection Committee recently endorsed funding for 11 projects covering 8 provinces of Burundi. Ten of these projects shall be carried out in the education sector.

The sum of Fbu 13,598,375 is to be used to rehabilitate the Nyunzwe primary school, Marangara commune, situated in Ngozi province. Three classrooms shall be renovated and new toilets built. Work shall be supervised by the "Association d'Entraide pour le Développement Communautaire" (AEDC).

In Kayanza province, the ONUB 3rd Nepalese

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26 Dec 2005

Burundi + 9 others
Africa's silent tsunamis: Commission adopts humanitarian aid decisions worth €165.7 million

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— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
IP/05/1711
Brussels, 26 December 2005 - The European Commission has approved a series of humanitarian aid decisions for Africa worth €165.7 million. The bulk of the resources are allocated in 'Global Plans' for large-scale aid operations in 2006 in countries experiencing ongoing crises. Assistance is being provided for vulnerable people in ten countries: Burundi (€17 million), Chad (€13.5 million), Comoros (€600,000), the Democratic Republic of Congo (€38 million), Côte d'Ivoire (€5.2 million), Liberia (€16.4 million), Madagascar
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23 Dec 2005

Pakistan + 19 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 52 of 2005

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— World Food Programme
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This week 's report covers the following sectors:Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Refugees and IDPs, Shelter and Non-food Items, Security
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Pakistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Sudan (7) Tanzania

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Liberia

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Lesotho (2) Malawi (3) Mozambique (4) Namibia (5) Swaziland (6) Zambia (7) Zimbabwe

(F) Latin America and Caribbean:

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22 Dec 2005

Burundi
Burundi : Le Conseil de Sécurité proroge le mandat de l'ONUB

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— IRIN
NAIROBI, le 22 décembre (IRIN) - Le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies a prorogé mercredi le mandat de l'Opération des Nations unies au Burundi (ONUB) jusqu'au 1e juillet 2006, et indiqué qu'un désengagement total de la Mission pourrait être envisageable à compter de cette date.
« A la demande du gouvernement, le retrait des forces de l'ONUB pourrait être achevé dans la deuxième moitié de 2006 », indique un article relatif à la résolution S/2005/810 du Conseil de sécurité et publié par UN News.

Actuellement, quelque 5 000 casques bleus

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21 Dec 2005

Burundi
Security Council extends mandate of UN Operation in Burundi until 1 July 2006, unanimously adopting resolution 1650 (2005)

Report
— UN Security Council
Welcomes Readiness of Secretary-General to Continue Discussions with Government on Gradual Disengagement of Peacekeeping Presence
SC/8600
Security Council
5341st Meeting (PM)

The Security Council this afternoon decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) until 1 July 2006, and welcomed the readiness of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to continue consulting with the Government on a gradual disengagement of the peacekeeping presence and an adjustment to its mandate.

Unanimously adopting resolution 1650

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21 Dec 2005

Burundi + 3 others
DR Congo: Resolution 1649 (2005) adopted by the Security Council at its 5340th meeting, on 21 Dec 2005 (S/RES/1649)

Report
— UN Security Council
The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions and the statements by its President concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially resolutions 1533 of 12 March 2004, 1565 of 1 October 2004, 1592 of 30 March 2005, 1596 of 18 April 2005, 1616 of 15 August 2005, 1621 of 6 September 2005 and 1628 of 30 September 2005, and the statements of 2 March (S/PRST/2005/10) and 4 October 2005 (S/PRST/2005/46),

Reaffirming its commitment to respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of

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21 Dec 2005

Burundi
Burundi: Resolution 1650 (2005) adopted by the Security Council at its 5341st meeting, on 21 Dec 2005 (S/RES/1650)

Report
— UN Security Council
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions and the statements by its President on Burundi, and in particular resolution 1545 of 21 May 2004,

Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and unity of Burundi, and recalling the importance of the principles of good-neighbourliness, non-interference and cooperation in the relations among States in the region,

Congratulating the people of Burundi for the successful conclusion of the transitional period and the peaceful

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21 Dec 2005

Burundi + 3 others
UN SC text demands that foreign fighters in DR of Congo disarm by 15 January or face sanctions

Report
— UN Security Council
Presidential Statement Commends Congolese People for Successfully Holding Referendum on Draft Constitution
SC/8599

Security Council
5340th Meeting (PM)

Calling on all armed groups in Africa's Great Lakes region to lay down their arms, and specifically deploring the failure so far of foreign militia in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to do so, the Security Council demanded today that they disarm by 15 January 2006, or face sanctions, if the Secretary-General determined that the disarmament process was not being completed.

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18 Dec 2005

Burundi
Burundi Situation Report: 12 - 18 Dec 2005

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES

Health:

On 17 November first reported a cholera outbreak in Rugombo commune (Cibitoke province). At the end of the reporting week the total number of cases reported since the outbreak climbed to 73 and 3 deaths. WHO was supporting the Ministry of Health (Cellule de la Lutte contre les Maladies Transmissibles et Carentielles) in its intervention. The cholera outbreaks in Rumobge commune (Bururi province) and Nyanza-Lac commune (Makamba province) have been brought under control.

The rise in Malaria cases continued.

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18 Dec 2005

Afghanistan + 13 others
United Nations launches new standards for disarmament, demobilization, reintegration of ex-combatants

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— UN Disarmament Commission
DC/3059

With decades of experience in disarming, demobilizing and reintegrating ex-combatants, including some 400,000 over the past five years alone, the United Nations today launched a new set of standards aimed at improving the process, which is considered essential to restoring stability to war-ravaged countries.

"We're very proud of the work we've done so far in places like Sierra Leone and Afghanistan, where more than 134,000 combatants laid down their arms with United Nations help, but we acknowledge that we can do better," said United Nations Deputy Secretary-General

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16 Dec 2005

Burundi + 4 others
WFP welcomes Japan's aid package for Africa to build peace with food aid

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— World Food Programme
YOKOHAMA - The United Nations World Food Programme today welcomed an aid package totalling JPY 940 million (US$7.9 million) from the Japanese Government to assist millions of people affected by conflict and natural disasters in a total of five countries in Africa.

The money will be spent to buy rice, wheat, and corn-soya blend. The food will support people living in the transition from conflict to peace in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and the Republic of Congo. It will also reach refugees, internally displaced people, returnees and vulnerable women, children and the elderly.

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16 Dec 2005

Burundi + 1 other
Burundi: Demonstration ends in front of UNHCR headquarters

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— IRIN
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]
BUJUMBURA, 16 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Some 150 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ended a sit-in on Friday in front of the headquarters of the UN refugees agency in Burundi, UNHCR.

However, they vowed to continue their demands for aid from the agency while refusing to go to designated refugee camps.

"We fear we may be killed [at the camps] just as Congolese Tustis were killed in Gatumba," Bernard Amegiindra-Gere, a representative of the refugee, told IRIN.

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16 Dec 2005

Burundi + 5 others
Food aid to the African countries through the World Food Programme

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— Government of Japan
1. The Government of Japan has decided to extend food aid totaling 940 million yen (approximately US$7.9 million) through the World Food Programme (WFP) to refugees and internally displaced persons of countries facing a serious food crisis in a transitional stage from conflict to peace, such as Burundi and Rwanda in the Great Lakes region, and also Sierra Leone. Notes to this effect were exchanged on December 16 (Fri) in Rome between Mr. Nozomu Takaoka, Japanese Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Italy, and Ms. Sheila Sisulu, Deputy Executive Director of the WFP.

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