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Donors urged to give funding

    NAIROBI

    The Implementation Monitoring Committee of the Arusha peace accord has urged donors and the international community to alleviate "the unbearable suffering" of the Burundian people by releasing funds to the country.

    In a statement issued on Wednesday, the IMC congratulated the World Bank for its decision to immediately grant an economic rehabilitation loan amounting to US $54 million. It added that Burundi's "dire economic and social situation" was - after the ceasefire negotiations - the IMC's main area of concern.

    The IMC recommended the immediate release of political prisoners and those being held without proper legal procedures, in accordance with the spirit of the Arusha agreement. It noted that an ad hoc committee of judges was already working on the issue.

    The Committee had been informed about the submission of a bill by the transitional government of Burundi to the National Assembly regarding the establishment of a National Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This development was welcome, the IMC said, and its establishment was recommended as soon as possible.

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