La politique humanitaire de l'Union européenne est une expression de ses principes fondateurs - la solidarité, la tolérance et le respect de la dignité humaine. L'aide humanitaire, sans être un instrument de crise, est un des piliers de l'action communautaire en faveur des pays affectés par des catastrophes naturelles ou les catastrophes causées par l'homme, ainsi que par les urgences complexes liées aux conflits(1). Au regard de ses activités dans les zones de crises et au travers de sa contribution active à la promotion du respect et de l'adhésion au Droit international

- The total number of Internally Displaced People in the CEA region is 9.1 million in December 2008. The total number of refugees stands at 1.8 million.

- Three out of four IDP are in the Greater Horn of Africa reflecting mainly the combined internal displacement from the crises in Sudan/Darfur and Somalia.

- Chad, Tanzania and Kenya host the highest number of refugees in the region.

On 18 December, marking the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the

1. Le rapatriement et la réintégration des réfugiés burundais.

2. Protection et assistance de 28 143* réfugiés et demandeurs d'asile, dont 17 086* Congolais installés dans les camps de Gihinga (Mwaro), de Gasorwe (Muyinga) et de Musasa (Ngozi), et 230* Rwandais dans le camp de Giharo (Rutana). Le HCR au Burundi assiste sous diverses formes et veille également à la protection de quelque 10 825* réfugiés urbains et demandeurs d'asile, dont 99 % sont originaires de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC).

*Chiffre provisoire sous révision.

In response to the dramatic rise of global food prices since 2007, WFP has been providing funding and technical support to WFP staff and partners to assess the impact of higher prices and structural vulnerabilities and a growing and 'new face of hunger'. According to preliminary research the estimated new caseload is expected to be more visible and to have greater political influence as they are often concentrated in urban areas.

With numerous initiatives underway and a number of different players, the WFP Regional Bureau needs to take stock

Geneva - The Tanzanian government has closed the Nduta camp for Burundian refugees in northwestern Tanzania. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says the camp was closed earlier this week after it relocated the remaining 10,000 refugees from Nduta to Mtabila camp.

The Nduta camp closer was a significant moment for Burundi refugees. Now only the Mtabila camp in Tanzania will host the thousands of Burundians who fled their homeland during the violence of the 1990s.

At that time, hundreds of thousands of

Furthermore, the initiative "Initiative on Soaring Food Prices" is to facilitate the exchange of information

Cuatro años después del tsunami que asoló el sur de Asia, Cruz Roja sigue trabajando con las personas damnificadas por esta catástrofe en 10 países del Índico. Hasta la fecha, la Cruz Roja y la Media Luna Roja han prestado asistencia a más de 4 millones de afectados a través de proyectos de dotación de agua potable (546.000 personas), programas de salud (374.800) o construcción de viviendas (41.215 viviendas permanentes)

By Jane O'Brien

NEW YORK, USA, 23 December 2008 - The 2004 tsunami left a wake of devastation that stretched across the Indian Ocean. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed. Many more were made homeless. Poor and isolated communities were left struggling to survive.

Four years after the disaster, which struck on 26 December, tremendous improvements can be seen in many places - improvements that go beyond repair and restoration and towards building back better for the future.

The immediate emergency is over, but

IFAD's Executive Board concludes three-day meeting in Rome

Rome, 19 December 2008 - Poverty eradication efforts in 16 developing countries received a boost this week when the IFAD Executive Board approved more than US$197.55 million in loans and US$60.83 in grants.

"The agreement of the Executive Board to this package will enable IFAD to continue to work closely with national governments and partners to help poor rural people in these 16 developing countries build better lives," said IFAD President Lennart Båge.