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Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) Burundi Sommaire / Contents BURUNDI HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REPORT No. 4...............................................................5 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 26 July 1996 (96.7.26)..................................................9 Burundi-Canada: Canada Supports Arusha Declaration 96.8.8..............................................................11 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 14 August 1996 96.8.14..............................................13 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 15 August 1996 96.8.15..............................................15 Burundi: Statement by the US Catholic Conference and CRS 96.8.14...................................................17 Burundi: Regional Foreign Ministers Meeting Press Release 96.8.16....................................................19 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 16 August 1996 96.8.16..............................................21 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 20 August 1996 96.8.20..............................................23 Burundi: IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events 21 August 1996 96.08.21.............................................25 Burundi: Notes from Burundi Policy Forum meeting 96.8.23..............................................................27 Burundi: IRIN Summary of Main Events for 23 August 1996 96.08.23................................................30 Burundi: Amnesty International News Service 96.8.23.......................................................................32 Burundi: UNICEF Press Release 22 August 1996 96.8.22..................................................................34 Burundi: IRIN Summary of Main Events for 28 August 1996 96.08.28................................................36 Burundi: HRW Urges Neighbors to Keep Humanitarian Aid 96.8.28.....................................................38 Burundi: CNDD Clarification on air space 31 August 1996 96.8.31.....................................................41 Burundi: International Alert Account and Analysis 15-31 Aug 96.9.3....................................................43 Burundi: IRIN Summary of Main Events for 4 September 1996 96.9.4.................................................46 Burundi: UN Security Council Resolution 1072 30 August 1996 96.8.30.............................................48 Burundi: New York Times 96.08.24 "As West Hesitates on Burundi"...................................................54 1 BDI: HRW Urges Burundi's Neighbors to Keep Humanitarian Aid........................................................58 Burundi: HRW and FIDH Call for International Tribunal for Burundi....................................................61 Burundi: IRIN Summary of Main Events for 11 September 1996 96.09.11............................................64 Burundi: Radio Burundi broadcast re: Parliament/Parties 96.09.12........................................................66 Burundi: Press Conference at UN HQ by Burundi Representative 96.9.16..............................................67 Burundi: US Catholic Bishops Conference on Archbishop 96.09.10.....................................................69 Burundi: Statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator 96.9.11........................................................70 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 10-17 Sept 1996 96.9.17.................................................72 Burundi: International Alert Analysis No.4 1-15 Sep 1996 96.9.18......................................................77 Burundi: UNICEF Press Release on Re-Opening of Schools 96.9.23....................................................80 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 18-24 Sept 1996 96.9.24.................................................82 Burundi: Regional Sanctions Co-ordinating Committee Statement 96.9.25............................................86 Burundi: Summary of 1994 Inquiry on Human Rights 94.7.5..............................................................88 Burundi: Unicef delivers Vaccines For Burundi 96.9.30......................................................................91 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 25 Sept - 1 Oct 96.10.1...................................................92 Burundi: Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs 96.10.2......................................................96 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report Oct 2 - 9 96.10.9............................................................99 Burundi: Communique of the Third Arusha Regional Summit 96.10.12..............................................103 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 8-15 Oct 1996 96.10.16.................................................105 Burundi: Sanctions Coordinating Committee Press Release 96.10.24..................................................110 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 7-12 Nov 1996 96.11.12................................................111 Burundi: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights reports 96.11.15..................................................115 Burundi: Amnesty International on "plight" of returnees 96.11.21......................................................119 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 14-27 Nov 96 96.11.27.................................................122 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 28 Nov-10 Dec 96 96.12.10...........................................127 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 11 Dec - 18 Dec 96.12.18..............................................132 Burundi: UN GL Humanitarian Coordinator Statement on Fuel 97.1.13..............................................136 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 30 Dec 96 - 13 Jan 97.1.13............................................138 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 14-28 Jan 97 97.1.28....................................................142 2 DECLARATION DU GOUVERNEMENT DU BURUNDI...............................................................147 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 5-12 Feb 97 97.2.13.....................................................149 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 29 Jan - 4 Feb 97 97.2.5................................................153 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 13 - 19 Feb 97 97.2.19..................................................157 Press statement on sanctions in Burundi........................................................................................161 Press statement on sanctions in Burundi........................................................................................161 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 4-18 Mar 97 97.3.18.....................................................163 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 19-31 Mar 1997 97.3.31................................................167 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 1-9 Apr 97 97.4.11.......................................................171 Burundi: Joint Communique of the Fourth Arusha Summit 97.4.16...................................................175 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 10 - 24 April 1997 97.4.24............................................177 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 25 Apr - 5 May 97.5.8..................................................181 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 6-13 May 97 97.5.13....................................................185 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 14-20 May 97 97.5.20...................................................189 Burundi: Amnesty International EX076/97 BURUNDI Torture 97.5.23...............................................193 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 21-27 May 97 97.5.30...................................................199 Burundi :people living outside their homes 97.6.4...........................................................................203 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 28 May - 3 June 97 97.6.3.............................................204 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 4-10 Jun 97 97.6.10......................................................208 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 11-17 Jun 97 97.6.19....................................................212 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 18-24 Jun 97 97.6.24....................................................215 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 25 Jun - 1 Jul 97 97.7.1................................................219 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 2 - 9 Jul 97 97.7.11......................................................222 Burundi: Amnesty International on regroupment 15 Jul 97 97.7.15....................................................226 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 11 - 16 Jul 97 97.7.16...................................................230 Burundi: UN Secretary-General's Report 15 Jul 97 97.7.15...............................................................234 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 16 - 23 Jul 97 97.7.23...................................................242 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 24-30 July 1997 97.7.30................................................246 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation Report 31 July-6 August 1997 97.8.6........................................250 3 Burundi: WFP news release 97.8.15.............................................................................................254 Burundi: UN Humanitarian Situation
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