August 06, 2015: 70,317 Burundian refugees registered in camps and urban areas, while 175 in Kigali and 842 in Huye remain pending with appointments for registration.
As of August 06th , 2015, the number of registered Burundian refugees had reached 70,317 in Rwanda.
among them 48,292 are hosted in different transit centers and Mahama camp as follow:
· Gashora Reception Centre , in Bugesera District in Eastern Province: 15,261
· Nyamiyaga a reception Centre, in Nyanza in the Southern Province :1,219
· Nyagatare Transit Centre: Rusizi District in the Western Province : 767
· Mahama refugee camp: Kirehe District in the Eastern Province : 31,041
Those hosted in camps comprise 12,771 men, 11,711 Women, 23,810 Children.
registered Urban refugees: 22,025
Kigali: 19,792
Huye: 2,233
through the ongoing process of registration for urban refugees, 127 refugees in Kigali City and 842 in Huye have appointments for registration.
MIDIMAR in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UN agencies, International organizations and other implementing partners are providing to those refugees basic assistance such as shelter, food, Non-Food items (NFIs), water and sanitation facilities, health services and handling other needs as required by the refugees’ protection standards.