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UNHCR Burundi Factsheet - September 2008

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UNHCR Burundi main operational activities

1. Repatriation and reintegration of Burundian refugees.

2. Assistance and protection of 28,675 refugees and asylum seekers, including 16,382 Congolese living in Gihinga (Mwaro), Gasorwe (Muyinga), Musasa (Ngozi) refugee camps, and 232 Rwandans living in Giharo (Rutana) refugee camp. UNHCR Burundi provides protection and some assistance to as many as 12,060 urban refugees and asylum seekers, of which approximately 99 % are Congolese (DRC).