Operational Review - EN - December 2023
TOTAL POPULATION 330 500
85 200 refugees in camps and urban areas
2 300 asylum seekers
234 000 assisted returnees
8 200 internally displaced persons
800 persons at risk of statelessness
Statistics as of 31 December 2023 or latest available
OPERATION OVERVIEW
While the number of people for whom UNHCR has been entrusted with a responsibility by the international community to protect and assist in Burundi continues to increase, the UN Refugee Agency faces an unprecedented funding gap. As of 31 December 2023, there were 330 500 persons needing life-saving aid, while the funding levels stood at only 35%.