OPERATION OVERVIEW
While the number of people for whom UNHCR has been entrusted with a responsability by the international community to protect and assist in Burundi continues to increase, the UN Refugee Agency continues to face an unprecedented funding gap. As of 31 January 2023, there were 303,7 persons in need of life-saving aid, while the funding levels stood at only 38%.
HIGHLIGHTS
UNHCR and partners have been facilitating the voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees since 2017. These refugees have been returning after making free and informed decisions. More than 205,000 Burundian refugees had been recorded as having returned by the end of January 2023. Majority of them are from Tanzania, followed by Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and other countries in the region. These returns take place under the framework of the Tripartite Agreements between the Government of Burundi, the Governments of countries of asylum, and UNHCR, with all parties having committed to respect the voluntary nature of these returns.
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees