HIGHLIGHTS
A total of 236,464 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.
Refugees continue to report grave human rights violations and great difficulty in leaving Burundi. There are increasing amounts of reports of SGBV incidents committed against women in transit to countries of asylum. In the capital, attacks take place on an almost daily basis and added to these factors are the country’s rapidly deteriorating socio-economic conditions.
KEY FIGURES
236,464 New Burundian refugees in the neighbouring countries since the beginning of April 2015
FUNDING
USD 175.1 million requested for the situation for January-December 2016.
Funding levels against these requirements will be available from 25 January onward.
PRIORITIES
Tanzania: Pursue the relocation of refugees from Nyarugusu to Nduta and to the recently opened Mtendeli camp.
Rwanda: Increase border monitoring and systematize screening procedures to reduce the risk of potential recruitment.
DRC: Construct additional shelters to accommodate refugees currently hosted in transit centers and hosting families.
Uganda: Nakivale Settlement is close to its capacity with a population of 20,000 individuals.
Site preparation at new settlement areas to be initiated.