BURUNDI: Agencies bring aid to Bujumbura's war-displaced

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partner NGOs have mounted relief operations to respond to the needs of increasing numbers of war-displaced in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, following two weeks of fighting between government forces and rebel elements of the Forces nationales de liberation. UNICEF reported on Friday that following recent hostilities around Bujumbura, more than 40,000 people had been displaced, while over 17,000 people, fearful of fighting, were spending nights in areas of the city they considered safe.