Burundi In Job

Cyprus is a destination country for women trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Traffickers who forced women into prostitution continued to fraudulently recruit victims for work as dancers in cabarets and nightclubs on short-term "artiste" visas, for work in pubs and bars on employment visas, or for illegal work on tourist or student visas. There was increasing evidence of Chinese women being trafficked for sexual exploitation in Cyprus. The Government of Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Cyprus made some progress in its anti-trafficking efforts over the past year. The new police anti-trafficking unit produced successful results and showed vigilance in combating the problem. Government recognition of the problem improve ... [Read More]

Burundi

The Transitional Government's human rights record remained poor, and the Transitional Government continued to commit numerous serious human rights abuses. Citizens did not have the right to change their government. Security forces, including the CNDD-FDD, continued to commit numerous arbitrary and unlawful killings, including killings of unarmed civilians, many of whom were killed during reprisal attacks on those suspected of cooperating with the PALIPEHUTU-FNL. There were credible reports of disappearances, and security forces continued to torture, beat, rape, and otherwise abuse persons. Prison conditions remained harsh and sometimes life threatening. Impunity and the continuing lack of accountability for those who committed past abuses remained serious problems. Arbitrary arrest and detention, and lengthy pretrial detention were problems; there were also credible reports of incommunicado detention. The court system did not ensure due process or provide citizens with fair trials. The ... [Read More]

Burundi

Rebels killed, beat, kidnapped, and stole from civilians, and raped women (see Section 1.b.). On occasion, Hutu rebels deliberately targeted Tutsi citizens. In January, during FAB operations in Ruyigi Province, unidentified assailants reportedly raped several women following fighting between the FAB and CNDD-FDD members. Two women reportedly died after being raped in these incidents. By year's end, no action had been taken against those responsible. Rebel forces often killed civilians who refused to comply with extortion. There were numerous reports that rebel forces regularly ambushed minibuses on national highways, and robbed and killed the occupants. U.N. security officials reported numerous other ambushes during the year. Between April 17 and 19, CNDD-FDD rebels shot and killed 9 civilians and injured 41 in Bujumbura. Between July 7 and 12, the ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

Bring gear for any sports you plan to undertake or continue — swimming (several suits, especially for children), boating, tennis, golf, horseback riding, cycling, etc. MenLast Updated:  12/3/2003 2:00 PM Lightweight suits similar to those worn in the summer in Washington, D.C. are appropriate year round. Short-sleeved shirts can be worn to work, but a coat and tie are required for visits to high-ranking Burundian officials. For most evening social occasions, a sport shirt, without tie, and a jacket are worn. Men on the diplomatic list should have at least one dark, lightweight suit for invitations requiring “tenue de vine.” A dinner jacket is rarely needed. For trips into the mountains, a light jacket or sweater is useful. Bring a variety of footwear. [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: Clinton August 28 Address at Burundi Peace Talks in Arusha

I confess that I come here with some humility. I have spent a great deal of time in the last eight years trying to talk people into laying down their arms and opening their hands to one another -- from the Middle East to Northern Ireland to the Balkans. I have had some measure of success and known some enormously painful failures. But I have not been here with you all this long time and maybe I have nothing to add to your deliberations. But I would like to share some things that I have learned in eight years of seeing people die, seeing people fight with one another because they're of different ethnic or racial or tribal or religious groups, and of seeing the miracles that come from normal peace. ... [Read More]

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U.S. Embassy, Nigeria: Press Release

The next phase of the U.S. assistance program at NAFRC, the document says, will involve installing more electrical generators, constructing a trainee hostel, instituting five additional training courses to be identified by the NAFRC and Yaba Tech staff, and developing an entrepreneurship and small business management course. ...

As part of the U.S. assistance package, Yaba College of Technology was chosen to be a major contractor for the educational services for the veterans. Since the training at NAFRC focused on the building trades, workshop equipment and machinery suggested by YABA instructors was purchased and installed at the training center. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: Global Refugee Numbers Down as U.S. Admissions Increase

As a practical matter, where we are blocked on one refugee solution front, we must move on others. UNHCR is developing a much-needed culture of resettlement. The U.S. commitment to resettlement remains strong. I am pleased to report that we exceeded our goal of admitting 50,000 refugees this fiscal year. The final total was 52,875, as compared to fewer than 29,000 each of the previous two years. The increase is a tribute to the new initiatives we have undertaken in response to the changing refugee environment. One of these was providing substantial funding to enhance UNHCR's resettlement capacity to identify and refer refugees to resettlement countries. The results of this effort are evident in thousands of new referrals in Africa, Asia and Latin America. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Transcript: President Clinton's Sept. 6 Millennium Summit Address

Our growing interdependence includes the opportunity to explore and reap the benefits of the far frontiers of science and the increasingly interconnected economy. And as the Secretary General just reminded us, it also includes shared responsibilities to free humanity from poverty, disease, environmental destruction and war. That responsibility, in turn, requires us to make sure the United Nations is up for the job. ...

And we must work, as well, to prevent conflict; to get more children in school; to relieve more debt in developing countries; to do more to fight malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS, which cause a quarter of all the deaths in the world; to do more to provoke prevention and to stimulate the development and affordable access to drugs and vaccines; to do more to curb the trade in items which generate money that make conflict more profitable than peace -- whether diamonds in Africa or drugs in Colombia. ... [Read More]