Burundi - Complex Emergency
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Regional Team: ECA
Disaster Declared: 10/20/2005
Brief Description: The assassination of the democratically elected president in October 1993 marked the beginning of an ongoing
conflict in Burundi that has claimed more than 300,000 lives and displaced 1.3 million people at its peak. While large-scale fighting
subsided following the signing of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in August 2000, the effects of the conflict and ongoing
skirmishes continue to exacerbate the vulnerability of Burundians with limited access to social services, health, and educational or
economic opportunities. In January 2006, U.N. agencies estimated that approximately 117,000 Burundians remained displaced, living in
camps throughout the country, and an additional 448,000 Burundians lived as refugees, primarily in neighboring Tanzania.
On October 20, 2005, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Ann Breiter redeclared a disaster in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency in
Burundi. Since 1993, OFDA has provided more than $125 million in vital emergency assistance to the vulnerable populations in Burundi,
including emergency relief supplies, health care, nutrition programs, water and sanitation improvements, as well as food security and
agriculture activities. Moreover, OFDA assistance aims to strengthen the local capacity to respond to humanitarian issues through
early warning systems and crisis management structures.
FY2006
- 8-31-2006 Burundi Situation Report #1 (143kb PDF)(map)
- 03-21-2006 Program Summary March 2006 (25kb PDF)
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