Period covered by this Ops update: February 8 - 29 March 2013

Appeal target (current): CHF 717,077

Appeal coverage: 30%

Appeal history:

• A Preliminary Emergency Appeal was launched on 15 November 2012 with a budget of CHF 674,731 (cash and in kind donation or services) to assist 14,643 beneficiaries (2,615 households) for a period of three months.

Burundian refugees are facing serious health risks as they return home, having had their refugee status revoked by the Tanzanian Government.

At the end of 2012 the Tanzanian Government closed Mtabila refugee camp and revoked the refugee status for the majority of the Burundian refugees living in the camp. Almost 34,000 Burundian refugees have been repatriated.

Support to returnees

Tropical cyclone Evan hit Samoa and Fiji on 13 and 16 December. As a category 4 storm, Evan caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure on both islands.

As hundreds of refugees from Tanzania’s Mtabila camp cross the border each day, the IFRC fears that the large population movement may make things worse

CHF 88,655 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to replenish and refund the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 14,000 beneficiaries in 7 districts affected by the cholera outbreak. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.