Burundi Food
Burundi (06/05)
The mainstay of the Burundian economy is agriculture, accounting for 47% of GDP in 2003. Agriculture supports more than 90% of the labor force, the majority of whom are subsistence farmers. Although Burundi is potentially self-sufficient in food production, the civil war, overpopulation, and soil erosion have contributed to the contraction of the subsistence economy by 30% in recent years. Large numbers of internally displaced persons have been unable to produce their own food and are dependent on international humanitarian assistance. Burundi is a net food importer, with food accounting for 13% of imports in 2003. ... [Read More]
Burundi
Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747); fax 1-888-CDC-FAXX (1-888-232-3299), or via the CDC's Internet site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization's (WHO) website at http://www.who.int/en. Further health information for travelers is available at http://www.who.int/ith. ... [Read More]
Burundi
Many of the persons arrested on criminal charges since 1993 remained in pretrial custody. According to the Ministry of Justice, 4,481 prisoners were awaiting trial. There were 400 communal lockups where those who were arrested were supposed to be held no longer than 1 week; however, in practice, detainees were regularly kept in these facilities for much longer periods of time. Family members were required to provide all food for these detainees. Once detainees were transferred to larger detention facilities, the Government provided food. The law does not provide for forced exile, and the Transitional Government did not use it as a means of political control; however, many persons remained in self-imposed exile in Belgium, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and elsewhere. e. Denial of Fair Public Trial The Transitional Constitution provides for an independe ... [Read More]
Burundi
Many of the persons arrested on criminal charges since 1993 remained in pretrial custody. According to the Ministry of Justice, 4,798 prisoners were awaiting trial. There were 400 communal lockups where those who were arrested were supposed to be held no longer than 1 week; however, in practice, detainees were regularly kept in these facilities for much longer periods of time. Family members were required to provide all food for these detainees. Once detainees were transferred to larger detention facilities, the Government provided food. ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
France is a destination country for women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude, primarily from Eastern and Central Europe and Africa. The number of Chinese women trafficked to France for sexual exploitation increased in 2004. The government estimates that there are 10,000 to 12,000 trafficking victims in France, 3,000-8,000 of whom are children forced into prostitution and labor. Nigerian trafficking networks continued to expand their activities in France. Trafficking of Brazilian women and girls for sexual exploitation to French Guiana — a French possession — remained a serious problem. The Government of France fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Although the government did not provide full data on investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences, the Secretary of State has ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Many shops carry European goods and canned and otherwise processed foods, but they are expensive. Baby food is available, but expensive, and parents are should bring their own. They could also bring an electric food grinder or blender to make their own baby food using local fruits, vegetables, and meats. ... Pet food is expensive in Burundi. Most people prepare pet food from what is locally available. ... Consider the following items when shipping consumables: baking needs, such as mixes, molasses, vanilla, baking chocolate and chocolate chips, dried or canned fruits, nuts (peanuts are plentiful locally), candied fruit, brown sugar, powdered sugar, corn syrup, graham crackers and crumbs, cake decorating materials, cornstarch, dried spices (most Indian spices are available here, as the Asian community is large), canned vegetables, olives, olive oil, cooking oil, dried pasta, vinegars, catsup, relish, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, jams and jellies (local strawberry jam and honey is terrific), peanut butter, snacks (chips, nuts, crackers); dry cereals, cooked cereals, such as oatmeal and cream of wheat; bathroom and facial tissues, paper towels, baby food and pet food. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. Food Aid Program To Support Projects in 16 Countries
USDA also provides foreign food assistance through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and through Section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949. Last year, under its fiscal 2004 food assistance programs, USDA supplied more than 1 million metric tons of U.S. food aid commodities valued at $375 million to about 80 countries around the world. ... The Food for Progress allocations announced today include more than 300,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat and flour, corn, rice, soy products, vegetable oils, beans and other commodities that will be purchased on the U.S. market and donated by USDA. The commodities will go to nonprofit organizations and the United Nations World Food Program to support agricultural and rural development projects, while helping to address food shortages. The development projects are funded by sales of the donated U.S. commodities within the recipient countries. ... [Read More]
U.S. Contributes An Additional $12.4 Million to Feed Refugees
The United States is the World Food Program’s largest donor. This contribution brings U.S. donations to the World Food Program this calendar year to more than $512 million dollars, primarily through commodity contributions from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ... This contribution will provide approximately one month's worth of food for these refugees, who are in difficult circumstances owing to breaks in food supply at a time when emergency feeding needs worldwide are burgeoning. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Food and Agriculture Organization on World Food Supplies
Food emergencies leave an estimated 60 million people hungry in 33 countries, according to the latest global food survey conducted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). ... Elsewhere in Asia, the food supply situation remains tight in North Korea due to drought, economic difficulties and the coldest winter in decades. Armenia, Georgia and Tajikistan all face food supply problems because of last year's drought, according to the report. Altogether, 11 countries in Asia are reported to be facing food emergencies. ... [Read More]
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