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UN Volunteers (UNVs) are resuming a range of development activities in Burundi following evacuations in November 1999. A statement from the organisation's office in Bonn, Germany, said that by the end of this month, about 50 UNVs will have taken up assignments in the country. Thirty-seven of the UNVs are Burundi nationals who will work in areas such as conflict resolution in civil society, peace education, community development, health, information and networking. "Together with international UNVs, the national UNVs will support the efforts of communities and the ministry of environment and land use to help slow the degradation of natural resources and carry out public education campaigns," the statement said.
The UNV programme had more than 60 UNVs in Burundi until November 1999. Following the assassination of two UN staff members on 11 November in the southern Rutana province, UN agencies scaled back their activities. Fifteen international UNVs working in community development initiatives were subsequently evacuated.
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