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DRC / Burundi Refugees / Yesterday at 2:30 pm, 35 year-old Marthe gave birth to a baby girl she named Claire
Niyobuhungiro. Her name means "a refuge".
Marthe is one of the nearly 8,000 Burundian refugees who have fled to the DRC over
the past few weeks. She fled Burundi while she was 8-month pregnant.
The majority of the refugees arriving in the DRC are women and children.
7,661 Burundians refugees have crossed into the DRC over the past few weeks. The new
arrivals are being hosted by local families, but the growing numbers are straining
available support. UNHCR is helping some 500 vulnerable refugees at a transit centre
at Kavimvira and in another centre at Sange. Work is ongoing to identify a site
where all the refugees can be moved, and from where they can have access to
facilities such as schools, health centers and with proper security./ UNHCR / F.Scoppa / May 2015
Niyobuhungiro. Her name means "a refuge".
Marthe is one of the nearly 8,000 Burundian refugees who have fled to the DRC over
the past few weeks. She fled Burundi while she was 8-month pregnant.
The majority of the refugees arriving in the DRC are women and children.
7,661 Burundians refugees have crossed into the DRC over the past few weeks. The new
arrivals are being hosted by local families, but the growing numbers are straining
available support. UNHCR is helping some 500 vulnerable refugees at a transit centre
at Kavimvira and in another centre at Sange. Work is ongoing to identify a site
where all the refugees can be moved, and from where they can have access to
facilities such as schools, health centers and with proper security./ UNHCR / F.Scoppa / May 2015
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