Highlights
At present, there are 10 708 pre-registered refugees in South Kivu, among whom 10 543 are registered under the biometrics system. In Katanga, there are 477 refugees, and 200 pre-registered refugees in Maniema. UNHCR also plans to carry out biometric registration in these provinces.
At the Lusenda site, on 29 June, there were 4583 people. 5907 refugees live in host families in the Ruzizi Plain and the rest reside in Sange and Kamvivra transit sites.
As of 21 June, UNHCR partner AIRD (African Initiatives for Relief & Development) screened 963 children aged under five upon their arrival at Lusenda site. Lusenda health centre received 85 cases of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). Nundu hospital received 27 cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Two children died as a result of SAM and anaemia.
A governmental decree enables Burundian refugees in DRC to obtain refugee status on a prima facie basis.
From 27 to 29 June, resuming electoral tensions led 1 500 people to flee to DRC, 900 to Uvira territory and 600 to Fizi territory. These refugees are undergoing identification. According to new refugees, members of progovernmental militia are preventing people from fleeing.
The ICRC registered 54 unaccompanied minors (UM) including 23 placed in host families by UNICEF partner AVREO (13 boys and 10 girls), and the rest in spontaneous host families. For the latter, AVREO is monitoring exploitation risks and is in the process of placing them.