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All Refugees
54,460
Households*
13,713
Last updated 31 Aug 2016
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   All Refugees by sublocation

Location name Source Data date Population
Bujumbura Mairie 31 Aug 2016
  38.6% 		21,016
Cankuzo 31 Aug 2016
  18.6% 		10,130
Muyinga 31 Aug 2016
  14.9% 		8,123
Ngozi 31 Aug 2016
  11.8% 		6,425
Ruyigi 31 Aug 2016
  16.1% 		8,766

   All Refugees by Origin

Country of origin Source Data date Population
Dem. Rep. of the Congo 31 Aug 2016
  100.0% 		54,460

  Latest Documents

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  News

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Regional emergencies push Uganda's refugee hosting to breaking point

UNHCR, 21 Dec 2015

KAMPALA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) – Three emergencies in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and South Sudan have push the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda to astronomical levels, forcing the east African country to look up to donors for support. Uganda is currently host to 51... Read more

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Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements was in Uganda from 14-16 November for her first visit to Africa since joining the UN Refugee Agency in July 2015.

UNHCR, 19 Nov 2015

Clements was given a first-hand look at the refugee situation in Uganda, a country which is now host to more than half a million refugees. She was accompanied by Ugandan Commissioner for Refugees David Apollo Kazungu, UNHCR Africa Bureau Director Valentin Tapsoba and UNHCR Representative in Uganda ... Read more

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Uganda wants intl. aid to deal with influx of Burundi refugees

PressTV, 06 Jul 2015

Uganda wants intl. aid to deal with influx of Burundi refugees Read more

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Burundian Refugees in Urban Centres Wary of Uncertainty

The New Times, 03 Jul 2015

The uncertainty regarding the length of the political stalemate back home is gnawing on the minds of desperate Burundian refugees in Rwanda’s urban centres. Those who opted to fend for themselves in urban centres are under pressure to spend less, thanks to strains on their financial resources. Th... Read more

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More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections

UNHCR, 29 Jun 2015

NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, June 29, (UNHCR) – More than 6,000 refugees fleeing Burundi have crossed over into Tanzania in the last three days, taking to over 66,000 the total number of refugees who have arrived from its central African neighbour since May 1, according to the UN refugee agency... Read more

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   Burundi

Capital
Bujumbura
Languages
fr, rn
Population
9,823,827
Area
25,680 km2
GDP
3,085,184,837 USD
GDP growth
-2.54%
Income level
Low income
Gini index
33.3
Currency
BIF
Literacy rate
N/A

  Highlights

- 2,443 New Arrivals recorded so far in July 2016, averaging 111 individuals a day.
30 Apr 2016
1,637 inter-camp family reunification performed; including previously Unaccompanied/Separated Children and female spouses.
30 Apr 2016
- 27,793 Burundian refugees relocated from Nyarugusu to Nduta and Mtendeli between 07-Oct-2015 and 30-Apr-2016.
30 Apr 2016
An EXCOM donor mission from Geneva visited Uganda to gain a deeper understanding of UNHCR and partners responses to refugee influxes.
14 Apr 2016
A total of 18,807 Burundian refugees have been received in Uganda since the onset of the influx.
13 Jan 2016
As end of October 2015 Uganda host more than half a million refugee majority are from DR Congo, South Sudan , Somalia and Burundi .
19 Nov 2015
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Cholera strikes Burundians
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How I became a Refugee from Burundi
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