Attachments
Highlights
Uganda
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Currently Uganda is receiving around 400 new arrivals daily. Many indicate that they fled violence perpetrated by the youth wing of the ruling party in Burundi. Others express fears the security situation could deteriorate further.
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Many come through the Kajitumba border with Rwanda; other entry points are also in use. They are accommodated at reception centres in Nakivale and Oruchinga where they are registered by the OPM before going through the refugee status determination procedure. Currently the majority are granted refugee status, at which point, in line with Uganda’s generous and progressive policies towards refugees, they are provided with a small area of land in the refugee settlement, along with household items and farming implements.
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There will be space to accommodate new arrivals, and work is needed to improve infrastructure in the local areas (roads, hospitals, schools). An assessment is ongoing in the settlements in view of enhancing water, health, education and site facilities to accommodate new arrivals. It may become necessary to establish additional transit centres depending on arrival routes.
Tanzania
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DFID has donated GBP 3 million for the Burundi emergency.
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In Nyarugusu camp Level 2 registration resumed on 25 May. With many refugees still living in various reception centers the process is challenging. Female spouses are recorded as household Representatives in order to boost female empowerment in household and community decision making.
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WFP agreed to issue a 28-day dry food ration to new arrivals starting 1 June. Progress is being made in terms of distribution to new arrivals in Nyarugusu with one UNHCR focusing solely on addressing food-related issues in liaison with Ministry of Home Affairs and WFP. WFP continues to carry out mobile food distributions with the support of its implementing partner, ADRA.
Rwanda
- Securing adequate water for refugees has been the biggest challenge in Mahama camp where it is only possible to provide 9 litres per person per day against the emergency standard of 15 litres per day. Three additional water tankers have been hired by World Vision, for a total of nine deployed tankers to increase the water supply by 40-50%. World Vision has also started constructing two boreholes.