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HIGHLIGHTS
• Clashes continued in eastern DRC, including in localities near Uvira, South Kivu Province, where fresh fighting was reported during the first week of January 2026. These attacks further drove internal displacement and heighted protection risks for civilian populations.
• Around 236,000 people have been forcibly displaced from the DRC to neighbouring countries within a year and as of 6 January 2026. Burundi continues to host over half of new arrivals, comprising around 142,000 people, with nearly three quarters of arrivals recorded in December 2025 alone.
• As of 6 January, around 67,900 of the new arrivals in Burundi have been relocated from insecure border locations to the Busuma (formerly named Bweru) site. UNHCR and humanitarian partners are supporting the government response by providing protection services and basic assistance, but critical gaps in lifesaving aid remain.