Full Coverage: Burundi

25.03.2008 In Burundi, where a fragile peace now holds, Maggy Barankitse's orphanage and peace villages have changed the lives of as many as 10,000 children who lost their parents to the conflict.

18.03.2008 Yli 200 000 ihmisen 36-vuotinen evakko Tansanian pakolaisleireille päättyy tai muuttuu pysyväksi.

01.10.2007 A policeman-turned--rights-advocate in Burundi and two Sri Lankan professors monitoring rights violations in their country will receive the 2007 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders Tuesday.
From: Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders

07.05.2007 Human rights defenders from Sri Lanka and Burundi share a prestigious award given by 11 of the world’s leading rights organisations.

04.04.2007 A World Bank-sponsored infrastructure program may soon bring low-cost, high speed connectivity to East and Southern Africa, the only world region not connected to global broadband.

15.12.2006 Now that peace and stability have taken tentative root in much of Africa's Great Lakes region, several of the area's leaders signed a landmark deal Friday to help each other maintain peace and security and build stronger democratic institutions and economic prosperity.

23.06.2006 An estimated 20,000 Rwandans have fled to northern Burundi in the past six months, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres.

28.04.2006 Kansainvälinen avustusjärjestö ActionAid sanoo aloittaneensa ruokatoimitukset kuivuudesta kärsivään Burundiin Keski-Afrikassa. Järjestön mukaan elintarvikepula on tappanut maassa jo satoja ihmisiä. Tilannetta pahentaa kymmenien tuhansien kotieläinten menehtyminen.

26.04.2006 Several years of poor rainfall, compounded by the lack of a national food security policy and chronic poverty, have brought two million people – nearly one in three of Burundi’s population - to the brink of starvation, says a development charity.

23.04.2006 World Vision's chief Africa correspondent says a looming famine should not prompt despair.

27.03.2006 A UN delegation has arrived in Burundi for consultations on the setting up of a truth and reconciliation commission and a special court.

21.03.2006 Burundi must be closely monitored in the countdown to the UN's planned withdrawal by the end of this year, Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned.

28.01.2006 The UN Security Council must stop the deluge of weapons into Africa's Great Lakes region - particularly northern Uganda and Congo - and protect civilians from attacks by armed groups, a leading charity urged.
* Security Council reviews proposed peacebuilding in Africa’s Great Lakes region

07.10.2005 Schools in Burundi have seen class sizes swell in the first few weeks of term after the newly-elected government's decision to scrap primary school fees brought an extra 500,000 children to school.

21.09.2005 Soccer matches involving Burundian soldiers, rebels and civilians are contributing to the drive for peace and democracy.

16.08.2005 Despite continuing attacks, the Burundi peace process seems to be holding and thousands of refugees and internally displaced people have returned home, according to a new United Nations briefing.

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04.07.2005 Kesäkuun paikallisvaaleissa hutujen suurimman kapinallisarmeijan CNDD-FDD- puolue sai alustavien arvioiden mukaan 55,3 prosenttia paikoista. Paikallisvaalit olivat Burundissa ensimmäiset sitten vuoden 1993 presidentinvaalien. CNDD-FDD:n voitto yllätti tarkkailijat ja kilpailevat puolueet. Burundissa pidetään parlamenttivaalit heinäkuun neljäntenä ja presidentinvaalit elokuussa.

15.06.2005 Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, has just returned from a two-week fact-finding mission in Burundi. His first-hand report tells of the return of thousands of refugees to a homeland struggling to transcend the turmoil of its recent past. He also tells how you can help.

14.06.2005 Allo staff medico dell’organizzazione umanitaria Medici Senza Frontiere (MSF) è stato negato l’accesso a Songore, il campo profughi di 7.000 ruandesi che fuggirono verso il Burundi ai primi di maggio. La clinica di MSF all’interno del campo è ora sorvegliata dai militari dell’esercito burundese e lo staff medico non può entrare nei propri locali, privando così la restante popolazione delle cure mediche. Prima che a MSF fosse negato l’accesso a Songore, l’organizzazione effettuava oltre un centinaio di consultazioni al giorno.