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Current Feed ContentBURUNDI: Boost for returneesThe 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... |