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Refugees from Burundi: Total

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Refugees from Burundi: Total JSON 
50,276
Last updated 31 Mar 2021
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 31 Mar 2021
  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 28 Feb 2021
  0.0% 		34
Eastern UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  11.6% 		42,326
Gihembe UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		10
Haut-Katanga UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  0.2% 		793
Huye UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  0.2% 		809
Isingiro 31 Mar 2021
  11.5% 		41,831
Ituri UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2020
  0.0% 		1
Kamwenge 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		55
Kasai Oriental UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		11
Kavinvira UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2021
  0.1% 		504
Kigali UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  2.8% 		10,125
Kigeme UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		4
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		50
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		50
Kiryandongo 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		38
Kiziba UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		7
Kyegegwa 31 Mar 2021
  1.0% 		3,570
Lomami UNHCR, Government 31 Jan 2020
  0.0% 		4
Lualaba UNHCR, Government 31 Jan 2020
  0.0% 		10
Lukolo (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  0.1% 		265
Lusenda UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2021
  8.1% 		29,665
Mahama UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  11.6% 		42,326
Maniema UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  0.1% 		265
Mtendeli UNHCR, Government 28 Feb 2021
  7.3% 		26,597
Mulongwe (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2021
  2.3% 		8,202
Nduta UNHCR, Government 28 Feb 2021
  18.0% 		65,609
Nord-Kivu UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2021
  0.2% 		640
Northern UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		10
Nyabiheke UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		8
Nyanza UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  0.0% 		2
Nyarugusu Camp UNHCR, Government 28 Feb 2021
  14.9% 		54,082
RP - Sange UNHCR, Government 31 Oct 2020
  0.3% 		918
South-Kivu UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  1.3% 		4,584
Southern UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  0.2% 		809
Sud Kivu UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2021
  8.1% 		29,665
Tanganyika UNHCR, Government 28 Feb 2021
  0.0% 		56
TC Monge Monge (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 31 Dec 2020
  0.0% 		65
Western UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 31 Mar 2021
  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 (2021)
$27,246,644
Total appeal
Date of Funding Data 13 April 2021 (2 days ago)
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