HIGHLIGHTS
A total of 192,327 Burundian refugees and asylum-seekers have arrived in the neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Republic of Tanzania, Rwanda, as well as Uganda and Zambia since April 2015. The situation in Burundi remains volatile with continued incidents of sporadic violence in the country.
On 3 September, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator for OCHA, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, visited Lusenda camp in the DRC, with a delegation of representatives from OCHA, UNHCR, WFP, MONUSCO, Commission Nationale des Réfugiés (CNR) and the government’s provincial representatives. Ms. Kang underlined the importance for refugee children to attend local schools.