Consequences Of Underfunding In 2020
<p>UNHCR is mandated to provide protection, assistance and solutions for refugees, asylum-seekers, returnees, stateless persons, internally displaced people and others of concern to the Office, of whom
Burundi
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A synthesis of the impact of climate change on agricultural production systems in the East African Community Region
Climate change has large influences on agriculture and thus food security, which remains heavily dependent on rainfall over Eastern Africa Community (EAC). This study sought to explore the spatial effects
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Africa: Cholera Death Toll Escalates in East, Southern Africa
An intense cholera outbreak has killed some 1 562 people in Eastern and Southern Africa since the beginning of the year. The deaths have been recorded from 104 095 outbreaks in Angola, Burundi, Kenya,
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Heavy rains destroy over 200 houses, infrastructures in southern Burundi
BUJUMBURA Burundi (Xinhua) -- Over 229 houses and public infrastructures were damaged in heavy rains that hit Thursday morning in several localities in Nyanza-Lac district, in Makamba province, southern
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Tanzania: Talks to Save Lake Tanganyika Depth in Advanced Stage
Dodoma — Tanzania in collaboration with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Burundi and Zambia are in talks with the World Bank (WB) to secure financial support that will help save the Lake Tanganyika.
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Burundi says 1,400 hectares of forests burnt since dry season
Over 1,400 hectares of forests have been devastated by bush fires in Burundi since the beginning of the dry season in June, an environment official said Tuesday. The province of Bururi in the south
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ENTRO says Nile Basin Commission to be established
The Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) Saturday disclosed that Nile Basin Commission will be established to enforce demands of equitable utilization of the Nile river’s resources. The commission
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Burundian gov't calls for urgent measures to stop pollution of Lake Tanganyika
Burundian Second Vice-President Joseph Butore on Tuesday called for urgent measures to stop the pollution of Lake Tanganyika. "Urgent and concrete measures need to be taken to stop the pollution of
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Burundi's senate passes bill on 75-mln-USD loan agreement to boost farming sector
BUJUMBURA - The Burundian senate Wednesday passed a bill on the ratification of an agreement between Burundi and the World Bank's International Development Association to boost the country's farming sector.
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Beyonce, UNICEF partnership to provide Burundi kids with safe, clean water
Pop icon Beyonce is throwing her superstar power behind a new effort to bring safe, clean water to children in Burundi in a partnership with UNICEF, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Friday
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EA leads efforts to cut use of mercury in mining
East Africa is driving a global initiative to phase out the use of mercury in mining, as it is harmful to human health and the environment. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Burundi have announced