Highlights
WFP urgently requires USD 63 million for the next six months to meet the needs of existing operations that are responding to the Burundi crisis.
In Burundi, a recent inter-agency assessment recommended immediate food assistance for 100,000 people in Kirundo, Makamba Provinces and Bujumbura.
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Burundians crossing into Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda in recent days with indications that the cross-border population movement is likely to increase. More than 6,000 new arrivals have crossed into Tanzania in the last 3 days. In addition, more than 600 people are crossing each day into Rwanda and a further 150—200 into Uganda.
In view of the increase in the number of refugees,
UNHCR has revised the projected number of new arrivals for Tanzania from 70,000 to 150,000 new arrivals.