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31 Dec 2007

Burundi + 5 others
HCR Burundi : Données de base

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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Les principales activités du HCR Burundi

1. Le rapatriement et la réintégration des réfugiés burundais.

2. Protection et assistance de 31 707 réfugiés et demandeurs d'asile, dont 18 660 Congolais installés dans les camps de Gihinga (Mwaro), de Gasorwe (Muyinga) et de Musasa (Ngozi), et 222 Rwandais dans le camp de Giharo (Rutana). Le HCR au Burundi assiste sous diverses formes et veille également à la protection de quelque 12 774 réfugiés urbains, dont 99 % sont originaires de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC).

3. Le rapatriement de Congolais vers la RDC.

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31 Dec 2007

United Republic of Tanzania + 2 others
The impact of environmental degradation on refugee-host relations: A case study from Tanzania

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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Introduction

While the majority of literature in the field of refugee studies centres on refugees specifically, recent years have seen an increasing amount of research that looks beyond the refugee communities to the other groups and individuals also affected by refugee emergencies. In particular, these studies look at how the host communities -the communities living in the areas where refugees eventually settle, either formally or informally - are impacted by a rapid and often unexpected influx of refugees.

Sometimes refugees bring positive changes

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31 Dec 2007

Burundi + 12 others
Regional Humanitarian Funding Update (4th Quarter 2007)

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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1 September - 31 December 2007

The Regional Humanitarian Funding Update provides a quarterly overview of funding levels and trends in the countries of the Central and East African region (CEA) based on data reported to the Financial Tracking System (FTS)

The CEA region faces the greatest level of humanitarian need anywhere in the world. Out of the nine appeals for humanitarian assistance launched to date in 2008 six have been issued in response to emergencies in the CEA region.

The fourth issue of the quarterly Regional

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31 Dec 2007

Djibouti + 7 others
Communicable disease epidemiological profile for Horn of Africa 2007

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— World Health Organization
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WHO/CDS/NTD/DCE/2007.1

INTRODUCTION

Recurrent drought following several poor rainy seasons has led to food insecurity and widespread malnutrition in the countries of the Horn of Africa region (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan). The public health and food security situation is poor. Poor nutrition, a rising number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and increasing incidence of other infectious diseases all contribute to high levels of morbidity

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29 Dec 2007

Afghanistan + 10 others
De l'Afghanistan à l'Ouganda : la Commission décide d'octroyer en 2008 environ 370 millions d'euros d'aide en faveur des zones sensibles sur le plan humanitaire dans le monde

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— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
IP/08/7

Bruxelles, le 29 décembre 2007. La Commission européenne a décidé d'accorder une aide humanitaire de 369,6 millions d'euros afin de répondre aux besoins essentiels des victimes les plus vulnérables des crises humanitaires dans le monde. Elle a pris une série de décisions visant à fournir une aide alimentaire (160 millions d'euros) et humanitaire aux personnes démunies en Afghanistan, en Iran et au Pakistan (25 millions d'euros), en Colombie (12 millions d'euros), ainsi que dans les pays africains suivants: Burundi et Tanzanie (20 millions

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27 Dec 2007

Burundi + 3 others
Great Lakes: Tanzania vows to close refugee camps by mid-2008

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— Agence France-Presse
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Tanzania said it would close camps housing more than 200,00 refugees displaced by war in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo by June 2008.

"In the last two years, the government managed to close six out of 11 camps, the goal is to close the rest by June next year," Home Affairs Minister Joseph Mungai said at a press conference in Dar Es Salaam.

He said the remaining camps run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in western Tanzania were home to 110,643 refugees from Burundi and 99,799 from the DRC.

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24 Dec 2007

Burundi + 4 others
East Africa: Sub - Zone Programmes Annual Appeals No. MAA64003 2008 - 2009

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— IFRC
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This appeal seeks CHF 11,108,000 (USD 9,936,000 or EUR 6,732,000) to fund programmes to be implemented in 2008 and 2009.

In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International Federation with its global network, works to accomplish its Global Agenda, partnering with local community and civil society to prevent and alleviate human suffering from disasters, diseases and public health emergencies.

Current context

The Federation's East Africa sub-zone

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18 Dec 2007

Central African Republic + 7 others
Deputy Secretary-General says success of Secretary-General's MDG Africa Initiative rests on governments' willingness to sustain ownership of development goals

Report
— United Nations
DSG/SM/369
AFR/1634
DEV/2655

Following is the text of a briefing by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro to the African Group of Permanent Representatives on the Secretary General's MDG (Millennium Development Goals) Africa Initiative, in New York, today:

I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. Chairperson, for your kind introduction and for the opportunity to brief the Africa Group of Permanent Representatives on the Secretary-General's MDG Africa Initiative. It is a great privilege to be here with you.

Before addressing the topic of our meeting

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18 Dec 2007

Afghanistan + 26 others
"Will you listen?" - Young voices from conflict zones

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— UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict
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Preface

The 1996 UN report "The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children", widely known as the Machel study, for the first time brought the issues faced by children in armed conflict to international attention. Ten years later, a strategic review has now been convened to assess progress and look forward to identify key challenges and priorities for the future of the Children and Armed Conflict Agenda. The resulting report is to be presented to the General Assembly in October 2007, with the publication of more detailed analysis and findings to follow over the next year.

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18 Dec 2007

Afghanistan + 26 others
« Saurez-vous nous écouter ? » - Voix de jeunes en zones de conflit

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— UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict
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Le rapport établi par l'ONU en 1996 et intitulé « Impact des con.its armés sur les enfants », largement connu sous le nom d'Étude Machel, a été le premier à appeler l'attention de la communauté internationale sur les problèmes auxquels sont confrontés les enfants en période de con.it armé. Dix ans après, il a été décidé de procéder à un examen stratégique pour évaluer les progrès réalisés et dé.nir les principales tâches restant à accomplir, et priorités à respecter, dans le programme pour les enfants et les con.its armés. Le rapport qui en résulte
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17 Dec 2007

United Republic of Tanzania + 4 others
Fourth periodic reports of State parties: United Republic of Tanzania (CCPR/C/TZA/4)

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— UN Human Rights Committee
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES
UNDER ARTICLE 40 OF THE COVENANT

Introduction

1. This is the fourth periodic report submitted by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Human Rights Committee, in conformity with article 40 (1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report complements the previous reports submitted up to 1998 and it has been prepared in conformity with both guidelines and general recommendations issued by the Committee in 1998 (CCPR/A/53/40/1998).

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15 Dec 2007

Democratic Republic of the Congo + 5 others
DR Congo: Weekly repatriation update No. 21, 8 - 15 Dec 2007

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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SOUTH KIVU - The last 2007 return convoy of Congolese refugees from Tanzania camps to South Kivu arrived on 14 December 2007 at Baraka Port. MV Mwongozo, which was docking for the 109th times in the frame of this operation, brought home 261 people. Since January 2007, 24,750 Congolese have returned home. The voluntary repatriation of DRC refugees in Tanzania started in October 2005. To date 47,990 Congolese have been assisted to return home. This year 585 other Congolese came back to South Kivu among them 357 from Burundi and 228 from Mozambique.

KATANGA - 846 Congolese return

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14 Dec 2007

Burundi + 7 others
Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) Regional Rain Watch - 14 Dec 2007

Report
— Famine Early Warning System Network


Livestock, rain-fed crops at risk in pastoral, agropastoral areas of the GHA

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13 Dec 2007

Burundi + 7 others
OCHA Humanitarian Newsmaker: Vol 1, Issue 10 - Dec 2007

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Protection of civilians in armed conflict conflict-the case of Central and East Africa. This issue of Humanitarian Newsmaker - the last in 2007 - revolves around the theme of protection of civilians in armed conflict. It takes as a point of departure the United Nations Secretary-General's most recent Report on the Protection of Civi lians in Armed Conflict which was presented to the UN Securit y Council on 20 November. Ban Ki -moon, while acknowledging that there has been some progress in recent years towards strengthening the protection of civilians,
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