Botswana
Operation: Botswana
Location
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Latest update of camps and office locations 21 Nov 2016. By clicking on the icons on the map, additional information is displayed.
Key Figures
| 2017 planning figures | |
| 100% | of primary school-aged children will be enrolled in primary education |
| 60% | of people of concern with specific needs will receive in-kind support |
| 50% | of people of concern opting for local integration will be locally integrated |
| 2015 end-year results | |
| 100% | of people of concern received full food rations from UNHCR |
| 53 | people of concern assisted with voluntary return |
| 28 | families who received new houses |
| 196 | people of concern enrolled in primary school |
| 311 | people of concern who received treatment for HIV |
Latest Updates
People of Concern
20%
Decrease in
2015
2015
| 2015 | 2,265 |
| 2014 | 2,847 |
| 2013 | 2,995 |
[["Refugees",2130],["Asylum-seekers",135]]
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Budgets and Expenditure for Botswana
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2015
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Working environment
Despite good governance and a record of strong economic growth, Botswana continues to grapple with many social and economic challenges. The Government has ratified key refugee and human rights instruments and established a working group to review the Refugees Act of 1967.Refugees reside in Dukwi refugee camp in line with the Government’s encampment policy, which affects self-sufficiency, income generation and the local integration of refugees. There are no reception facilities and asylum-seekers are detained at the Centre for Illegal Immigrants in Francistown.
The High Court has interdicted the repatriation of Namibian refugees from the Zambezi Region despite the 2015 cessation. In early 2016, a joint exercise between the Government and UNHCR identified 526 Namibian refugees for resettlement and 379 refugees for local integration.
Key Priorities
In 2017 the UNHCR operation in Botswana will focus on:• advocating with the Government for the lifting of the reservations to the 1951 Convention;
• providing capacity building and technical assistance to the Government in policy development, legislative review, refugee status determination and management of refugee issues;
• ensuring that refugees, particularly those with vulnerabilities, have access to basic services, while promoting the self-sufficiency of refugees;
• promoting durable solutions, particularly for Namibian refugees.