1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

UNHCR operational highlights

• Protection of and assistance to 43,708 refugees and asylum seekers, including 20,810 Congolese (DRC) refugees living in Bwagiriza (Ruyigi), Gasorwe (Muyinga) and Musasa (Ngozi) refugee camps, 256 Rwandans living in Butare (Rutana) site, as well as 69 refugees of various other nationalities in the camps. Of these 43,708 refugees and asylum seekers, UNHCR Burundi also provides protection and assistance to 22,573 in urban areas, of which approximately 98% are Congolese (DRC);

• Repatriation and reintegration of Burundian refugees;