HIGHLIGHTS
A total of 227,165 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.
In the early hours of 11 December, coordinated attacks against military installations took place in Bujumbura. The army reports that 87 people were killed in the capital in the violence that broke out. Several areas of Bujumbura came under lock down during the period, but the overall security situation is reported to have calmed down since 12 December. Police checks are carried out in the streets but no major military presence has been reported, and foot traffic is authorised.
UNHCR is scaling up its contingency planning and preparedness in the event of a sustained increase in arrivals in the weeks to come. Border and protection monitoring is being reinforced, the capacity of hosting structures is being extended and stocks of core relief items are being augmented.