KEY FIGURES
262,505 New Burundian refugees in asylum countries since April 2015 as of 30 April 2016.
FUNDING
USD 175.1 million requested for the situation through UNHCR's Supplementary Appeal (January-December 2016)
PRIORITIES
Tanzania: Operationalize the second borehole in Mtendeli camp to resume relocation and decongest Nyarugusu camp
Rwanda: Complete the construction of 470 semi-permanent shelters in Mahama camp
DRC: Replace plastic sheeting in all semi-durable shelters in Lusenda camp
Uganda: Carry out malaria prevention and awareness-raising activities
HIGHLIGHTS
In Tanzania, relocations from Nyarugusu camp to Mtendeli camp resumed on 8 April. UNHCR and partners scaled up shelter response in Mtendeli to accommodate new arrivals and ensure that they spend only one night in mass shelters before being assigned emergency family shelters.
As of 22 April, Rwanda's Mahama camp had been open for a year. Already the largest camp in the country, it is home to almost 50,000 Burundian refugees. Click here to view a video marking the anniversary.
Across the region, daily rates of arrivals decreased during the month of April, despite the situation in Burundi which remained volatile. Arrivals reported facing human rights violations such as forced recruitment and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and difficulties in leaving Burundi.