This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 19 December 2008 Following UNHCR's ...

THE Tanzanian government has reiterated its position that it will not grant citizenship to refugees living in camps within the country, urging them instead to prepare to return to Burundi, where peace ...

Some Burundian refugees say they have felt additional pressure since the interior minister’s announcement, citing worsening camp conditions. One refugee in Nyarugusu camp, speaking to Human Rights ...

Following UNHCR's initiative, the Tanzanian government has scheduled the closure of the Nduta camp for Burundian refugees in north-western Tanzania at the end of this month. We are currently in the ...