General

The International Crisis Group, a Belgian-based think tank, has excellent reports and briefing documents on its Burundi page. Some have been translated into French.

ReliefWeb, the humanitarian website run by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has a comprehensive Burundi section that includes the latest news releases from relevant aid agencies and links to everything from maps to travel information.

The excellent OCHA Burundi microsite has a wealth of statistics on internally displaced people, health, food and more, as well as links to the United Nations' consolidated appeals, map centres and lists of donors, local nongovernmental organisations and international aid groups.

For information on the U.N. mission in Burundi, see the United Nations Operation in Burundi website, a useful gateway to U.N. documents and a detailed country map.

A useful collection of data and analysis can be found at Burundi Realities, in English and French. The BR Data Bank contains historical data on everything from aid to transport stretching back to 1960, although the figures only go up to 2000.

Food

For the latest on Burundi's food security situation consult the U.N. World Food Programme's World Hunger Map or visit the WFP's Burundi section.

Refugees and displacement

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has excellent resources on its Burundi microsite, including statistics, reports on UNHCR operations, maps and background.

For an exhaustive study of internal displacement, see the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' Study on Internally Displaced Populations in Burundi 2005.

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre's Burundi microsite is crammed with documents, links and maps relting to internal displacement.

The International Rescue Committee has some useful information on its Burundi page, including sporadic reports relating to refugee relief work.

Human rights

Human Rights Watch's Burundi section includes a comprehensive list of reports and an overview of human rights issues in Burundi.

Ligue Burundaise des Droits de l'Homme (Ligue Iteka) contains information in French and English on rights issues, as well as a fairly steady stream of local-level news.

Children

For background on issues facing Burundian children, useful statistics and news, visit UNICEF's Burundi page.

Women

The Burundian Women's Associations and Grassroots Peacebuilding website has good links to relevant background and women's organisations.

Health

The World Health Organisation's Burundi page. has definitive information on health issues, including key health indicators and information on outbreaks, health expenditure, immunization and legislation.

WHO's malaria country profile for Burundi offers comprehensive statistics and indicators.

For HIV/AIDS information, visit the Burundi section on UNAIDS, the U.N. HIV/AIDS body.