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UNHCR DR Congo Factsheet - October 2017

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Refugees from Burundi

  • In October, 732 Burundian refugees were biometrically registered and 1,222 other were transferred to Lusenda camp.
  • All 376 asylum seekers who camped outside of Kavimvira transit centre and Sange gathering point were admitted inside structures for their protection.
  • Prevention measures against malaria and epidemic diseases were reinforced in Lusenda camp and transit centers to ensure better health and sanitation.
  • ADES and UNHCR advocated to provincial healthcare authorities to allow refugees living with HIV/AIDS to receive ARV treatments directly in Lusenda Health Center.
  • From 21 to 30 October WFP organized Cash-Based Transfers at Lusenda camp. Beneficiaries were able to buy food in 17 shops installed in the camp.
  • At the Kamanyola site, a kitchen hangar and a medical post were finalized 4,530 wooden sticks were delivered to improve the individual shelters on site.
  • In Kamanyola, Burundian refugees and asylum seekers received 1,010 kitchen sets, 425 mats, 414 blankets, 1,675 mosquito nets, 1,350 jerry cans of 10L and 1,008 buckets of 15L.

Refugees from South Sudan

  • 1,593 newly arrived South Sudanese refugees were biometrically registered in October.
  • In Aru (Ituri province), refugees still living in border areas were informed about the possibility to relocate to Biringi site where asylum seekers receive assistance.
  • A new primary school with three classrooms built by UNHCR was inaugurated at Biringi site. Some 180 refugees and locals will attend this school.
  • 330 children were attending the French language courses in Biringi. ADSSE identified and enrolled 120 children who can now integrate the regular school.
  • Some 600 children of primary school age in Biringi, Doruma and Duru received notebooks and writing utensils. UNHCR commissioned refugee tailors at the Biringi site to sew school uniforms, enabling them to earn a small income.
  • A new 8 beds health post, constructed by UNHCR and its partners at Biringi site, was inaugurated and handed over to the local authorities.
  • Routine vaccinations, including against polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tuberculosis, measles and yellow fever, were administered in Meri.