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Situation Update
In the lead up to Presidential elections in June, Burundi has experienced an upsurge in violence and unrest involving massive protests and clashes between the opposition and the armed police in the capital Bujumbura and other towns and cities. Following the failed coup, the situation remains tense. Over 100,000 people have fled the country into DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda with thousands more reportedly on the move as fear escalates. There are reports of displaced persons in the Northern provinces bordering Rwanda, which had already been identified as potential hotspots in the inter-agency contingency plan for the Burundi elections.
Burundi: Through its current operation, WFP is already responding to the needs of Congolese refugees while providing supplementary feeding for acutely malnourished women and children, assisting returnee school children, supporting people affected by climatic shocks, and helping vulnerable communities recover from protracted crisis through the implementation of assets creation and rehabilitation activities. In response to the crisis, WFP is providing food assistance to about 500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently hosted in social institutions within Bujumbura. An immediate response emergency operation (IR-EMOP) has been approved to provide assistance to 25,000 displaced persons and vulnerable people for a period of three months in Bujumbura capital city, Bujumbura rural, Makamba, Cibitoke and Kirundo Provinces. New support is needed urgently to ensure sufficient resources are available to respond to an additional emergency caseload. WFP requires USD 3.5 million immediately under the contingency plan for preparedness measures in addition to the USD 4 million requested to meet existing needs for the next six months.