Highlights
The average influx of refugees from Burundi to Rwanda remains at 150 people per day in the last 15 days. The total number has now reached 75,327.
The relocation of refugees from the reception centres to Mahama camp is progressing well with about 1,000 refugees being relocated daily to Mahama Refugee Camp.
A new refugee camp site (Mahama 1) is being established to accommodate an additional 15,000 refugees. The existing refugee camp will still be called Mahama.
A temporary solution for water provision through Akagera river surface water has been fulfilling the current needs, though UNHCR, UNICEF and partners are working on a longer term solution.
Education and Early Childhood Development services are being provided for more than 12,000 children in Mahama camp.
Cases of severe acute malnutrition continue to decline, and 190 children with SAM have been successfully treated.
A joint child protection assessment is ongoing to inform current and future child protection programmes in the camp.
Prevalence of childhood illnesses remains high.
UNICEF Rwanda’s funding gap at 72 per cent is making a comprehensive response to the Burundian refugee crisis challenging.