HIGHLIGHTS
A total of 13,694 Burundian refugees have arrived in Uganda since the onset of the influx.
During the reporting period, a total of 321 refugees have been received.
The overall arrival trend has reduced, with a daily arrival of less than 100 people.
Kabazana Reception Centre is nearing its capacity of 1,500 individuals. A total of 1,128 individuals are currently residing there-775 Burundians, 299 Congolese, and 54 Rwandans plus one Kenyan.
Access to safe household water in new settlement areas remains a challenge. Water trucking is on-going and construction of new pipelines will start soon
An interagency contingency planning meeting took place in Mbarara, where a planning figure of 40,000 refugees was confirmed and a contingency response strategy was agreed upon.
The UNICEF Country Representative, Ida Girma visited Nakivale Refugee Settlement and pledged to further increase operations for the Burundi refugees.