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Refugees from Burundi: Total

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Refugees from Burundi: Total JSON 
49,554
Last updated 30 Nov 2020
A note on the refugee population from Burundi
The above total reflects the refugee population covered by the Burundi Regional Refugee Response Plan and includes Burundian refugees who fled since April 2015, as well as the smaller population who had sought asylum in Uganda prior to April 2015.
Refugees from Burundi: Breakdown by Location JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Adjumani 30 Nov 2020
  0.0% 		3
Aru UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  0.0% 		1
Biringi UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  0.0% 		1
Dar es Salaam UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		41
Eastern UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  13.9% 		54,324
Gihembe UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		10
Haut-Katanga UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  0.2% 		793
Huye UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.2% 		819
Isingiro 30 Nov 2020
  10.5% 		41,151
Ituri UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  0.0% 		1
Kamwenge 30 Nov 2020
  0.0% 		54
Kasai Oriental UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.0% 		4
Kavinvira UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  0.1% 		504
Kigali UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  2.5% 		9,855
Kigeme UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		4
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 31 Oct 2020
  0.0% 		50
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 31 Oct 2020
  0.0% 		50
Kiryandongo 30 Nov 2020
  0.0% 		38
Kiziba UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		7
Kyegegwa 30 Nov 2020
  0.9% 		3,574
Lomami UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.0% 		14
Lualaba UNHCR, Government 31 Jan 2020
  0.0% 		10
Lukolo (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.1% 		265
Lusenda UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  7.7% 		30,085
Mahama UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  13.9% 		54,324
Maniema UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2019
  0.1% 		265
Mtendeli UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  6.8% 		26,446
Mulongwe (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  2.3% 		8,851
Nduta UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  17.1% 		66,914
Nord-Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  0.2% 		624
Northern UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		10
Nyabiheke UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		8
Nyanza UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		10
Nyarugusu Camp UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  13.9% 		54,347
RP - Sange UNHCR, Government 31 Oct 2020
  0.2% 		918
South-Kivu UNHCR, Government 31 Oct 2020
  1.6% 		6,304
Southern UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.2% 		819
Sud Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  7.7% 		30,085
Tanganyika UNHCR, Government 30 Sep 2020
  0.0% 		64
TC Monge Monge (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  0.0% 		65
Western UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		7

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Regional emergencies push Uganda's refugee hosting to breaking point

UNHCR, 21 Dec 2015

KAMPALA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) – Three emergencies in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and South Sudan have push the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda to astronomical levels, forcing the east African country to look up to donors for support. Uganda is currently host to 51... Read more

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Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements was in Uganda from 14-16 November for her first visit to Africa since joining the UN Refugee Agency in July 2015.

UNHCR, 19 Nov 2015

Clements was given a first-hand look at the refugee situation in Uganda, a country which is now host to more than half a million refugees. She was accompanied by Ugandan Commissioner for Refugees David Apollo Kazungu, UNHCR Africa Bureau Director Valentin Tapsoba and UNHCR Representative in Uganda ... Read more

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Uganda wants intl. aid to deal with influx of Burundi refugees

PressTV, 06 Jul 2015

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  Highlights
An EXCOM donor mission from Geneva visited Uganda to gain a deeper understanding of UNHCR and partners responses to refugee influxes.
14 Apr 2016
A total of 18,807 Burundian refugees have been received in Uganda since the onset of the influx.
13 Jan 2016
As end of October 2015 Uganda host more than half a million refugee majority are from DR Congo, South Sudan , Somalia and Burundi .
19 Nov 2015
The Head of Offic and the Peace Advisor in the Resident Coordinator’s Office Kampala, visited Nakivale refugee settlement.
01 Oct 2015
A total of 921 individuals are residing at Kabazana Reception Centre.
23 Sep 2015
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RRP Financial Information (2020)
$24,843,063
Total appeal
Date of Funding Data 2 September 2020 (4 months ago)
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