EU increases humanitarian aid for Burundi refugees

The European Commission is releasing €4.5 million in humanitarian assistance to help the increasing number of refugees from Burundi that have fled to neighbouring countries. More than 175 000 people, the majority of them women and children, are estimated to have already left the country.
"We cannot overlook the deteriorating humanitarian situation affecting Burundi. Refugee numbers are up in the last three monthswhich is a serious cause of concern in an already fragile region.
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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

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European Commission releases EUR 1.5 million humanitarian funds for Burundi refugees.

The European Commission is releasing EUR 1.5 million to meet the immediate needs for assistance and protection of Burundi refugees in neighbouring countries. The funding is part of the EUR 47 million of total humanitarian aid foreseen for the Great Lakes region for 2015, and follows the increase in number of refugees from the country in the last weeks."Such sudden and massive displacement is a humanitarian tragedy and a serious challenge to neighbouring countries' capacities to accommodate...

 

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IPPmedia

19 Dec

EU dishes Sh11.7bn for humanitarian aid

IPPmedia
EU dishes Sh11.7bn for humanitarian aid
IPPmedia
The European Commission (EU) has issued Tanzanian government €5m (Sh11.7bn) to make a total of €14mn (Sh33bln) worth grant this year to support management of the Burundian refugee crisis in the country. “Efforts by the hosting government in ...

 

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TheCitizen

06 Mar

REDVERS: What refugees think of aid agencies

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TheCitizen

24 Nov

Aid agencies up in arms over Burundian refugees

Health and shelter for Burundian refugees in Tanzania are poised to get worse in already overstretched camps, the aid agencies have warned.

 

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BuzzFeed News

22 Dec

Aid Community Blasted For Failing Female Refugees In East Africa

BuzzFeed News
Aid Community Blasted For Failing Female Refugees In East Africa
BuzzFeed News
“Every time I go to one of the mass shelters, I feel like I need to apologize to the refugees,” a United Nations official told researchers. posted on Dec. 22, 2015, at 7:24 a.m.. Jina Moore. BuzzFeed News World Correspondent. Tweet. Tumblr. Stumble ...

 

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AllAfrica.Com

12 May

Dar Readies to Absorb All Refugees From Burundi

Dar Readies to Absorb All Refugees From Burundi
AllAfrica.com
TANZANIA is determined to host the swelling number of refugees from Burundi who have been fleeing the political unrest in their country, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Pereira Ame Silima said. Likewise, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), ...

 

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UNHCR

29 Jun

More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections

Red Cross Blogs
More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections - UNHCR
UNHCR (press release)
NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, June 29, (UNHCR) – More than 6,000 refugees fleeing Burundi have crossed over into Tanzania in the last three days, taking to over 66,000 the total number of refugees who have arrived from its central African ...
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BBC

Cholera hits 3,000 Burundi refugees

More than 3,000 Burundian refugees in Tanzania have contracted cholera, the UN says, with hundreds of new cases a day.

 

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TheCitizen

11 May

Number of refugees from Burundi reaches 11,000

Three weeks after Burundi’s anti-government street demonstrations started in Bujumbura, the number of refugees who have crossed the border into Tanzania has reached 11,000.

 

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