http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/108/ en_GB_uk Burundi http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160779/1/ A new project is being launched to support conflict survivors in Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83071 In Burundi, where a fragile peace now holds, Maggy Barankitse's orphanage and peace villages have changed the lives of as many as 10,000 children who lost their parents to the conflict. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80559 A policeman-turned--rights-advocate in Burundi and two Sri Lankan professors monitoring rights violations in their country will receive the 2007 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders Tuesday. From: Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78232 Human rights defenders from Sri Lanka and Burundi share a prestigious award given by 11 of the world’s leading rights organisations. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77813 A World Bank-sponsored infrastructure program may soon bring low-cost, high speed connectivity to East and Southern Africa, the only world region not connected to global broadband. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76170 Now that peace and stability have taken tentative root in much of Africa's Great Lakes region, several of the area's leaders signed a landmark deal Friday to help each other maintain peace and security and build stronger democratic institutions and economic prosperity. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/73060 An estimated 20,000 Rwandans have fled to northern Burundi in the past six months, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71770 Several years of poor rainfall, compounded by the lack of a national food security policy and chronic poverty, have brought two million people – nearly one in three of Burundi’s population - to the brink of starvation, says a development charity. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71700 World Vision's chief Africa correspondent says a looming famine should not prompt despair. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71171 A UN delegation has arrived in Burundi for consultations on the setting up of a truth and reconciliation commission and a special court. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71055 Burundi must be closely monitored in the countdown to the UN's planned withdrawal by the end of this year, Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/70168 The UN Security Council must stop the deluge of weapons into Africa's Great Lakes region - particularly northern Uganda and Congo - and protect civilians from attacks by armed groups, a leading charity urged. * Security Council reviews proposed peacebuilding in Africa’s Great Lakes region http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/68423 Schools in Burundi have seen class sizes swell in the first few weeks of term after the newly-elected government's decision to scrap primary school fees brought an extra 500,000 children to school. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/68147 Soccer matches involving Burundian soldiers, rebels and civilians are contributing to the drive for peace and democracy. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67494 Despite continuing attacks, the Burundi peace process seems to be holding and thousands of refugees and internally displaced people have returned home, according to a new United Nations briefing.