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Donor Support – 2003

Immediately after the signing of the Arusha Accord, mediator and former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela called for a donor conference to collect funds for rebuilding Burundi.[fn]”Burundi: Mandela calls for Donor conference on Burundi,” BBC Worldwide Monitoring, October 28, 2000.[/efn_note] The donorsÕ conference was scheduled for 11 and 12 December. The largest rebel group CNDD-FDD, which was yet to sign the Arusha accord protested the conference by writing a letter to the UN Secretary General.¹ Nevertheless, donor conference took place as scheduled and in the conference donors and development agencies pledged $440 million.²

In 2002, a two day donor conference was organized in Geneva on 27 and 28 November in which Burundi Ministry of Planning asked for 1.2 Billion US Dollars for its social programs including rehabilitation and reconstruction. In the conference Donors promised 905 Million US Dollars.³

1. “Burundi: Rebel group writes to UN to protest against donor conference,” BBC Worldwide Monitoring, December 8, 2000.
2. “Paris conference on Burundi successful beyond expectations – President Buyoya,” BBC Worldwide Monitoring, December 12, 2000.
3. “Burundi: Donor conference pledges 905m US dollars to support recovery,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 2, 2002.