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BURUNDI: Demobilisation hits snag

Hundreds of Burundian soldiers scheduled for demobilisation under a donor-recommended programme have refused to complete the process until various financial and selection concerns are answered. "We cannot go to demobilisation sites before we get an explanation on how our selection was carried out," one of the soldiers, who requested anonymity, told IRIN on 1 April. The army is in the process of scaling down to 25,000 soldiers by the end of 2008 as part of a series of conditions imposed by...

BURUNDI: Boost for returnees

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are to run a joint programme to improve the reintegration conditions for returnees, a UNHCR official in Bujumbura said. The European Union granted 10 million Euros (US$15 million) to the agencies, with UNHCR taking two-thirds to fund the reintegration programme for 2008-2009. About 125,000 returnees, including 15,000 people expelled from Tanzania, will be assisted. According to Andreas Kirchhof, UNHCR public relations officer, the...