What do think of Home Affairs Lawrence Masha regarding Burundian Refugees in Tanzania? (Read his comment below)
"Home Affairs Minister Lawrence Masha has said about 30,000 refugees from Mishamo and Katumba camps in Rukwa region and Ulyankulu camp in Tabora Region were repatriated to Burundi between March and November this year.
Mr Masha was briefing the Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda, on repatriation exercise after the later had inaugurated the rehabilitated Mpanda Airport at Kashaulili area. The rehabilitation of the airport was financed by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in appreciation to the district for hosting the Burundian refugees at Katumba and Mishamo camps for nearly 30 years.
He further told the premier that UNHCR in collaboration with the government had repatriated 6,189 Burundian refugees from the Old settlement since November. He further said 1,397 Democratic Republic of Congo refugees have been assisted to return home from camps in the North - Western Tanzania, making a total number of those repatriated to 15,322.
According to UNHCR until November this year 158,554 Burundian refugees had applied for naturalization of which 62,768 were from Katumba and 52,581 from Mishamo camps in Mpanda district in Rukwa region. Other 43,205 refugees were from Ulyankulu camp in Urambo district in Tabora region. The report said 307 refugees were resettled from Tanzania of which 213 went to US, 78 to the Netherlands, four to Canada and six to Norway and Sweden.
Between January and this month, 3,214 refugees left the country for resettlement in Australia, Canada, Denmark the Netherlands, Norway , Sweden and USA; according to the report. The premier instructed the Ministry for Home Affairs in collaboration with UNHCR to expedite the repatriation of Burundian refugees since peace and political tranquility has been restored in their country."
What could UNHCR Tanzania do to improve the protection of Burundian refugees in Tanzania? Repatriation or Resettlement
4 comments:
UNHCR could find out the alternative (Durable solution)answer for some refugees families who do not have a place to call home in Burundi.
Look at this refugees of 93 nothing have been done to them??
UNHCR please be fair and help 93 refugees in Kigoma region!!!!!
Richard
I feel like those refugees should "GO HOME" So many other refugees have gone home already:But UNHCR needs to assist the Burundian government plan for a reasonable integration. The problem is that the Burundian government does not plan...they all believe in miracles....There will be no miracles...There needs to be serious planning for those Burundians, Burundi need them for the development. But this require a shift in the paradigm: People will no longer survive on the land only: we just need to be creative. Inovations...Tanzania has naturalized so many burundians, if we loose those ones, we loose a lot. Nakare Igito Gitabwe I wabo!
Ciza
Abarundi ntibiguma mugahinga igihe atahandi bafise bagenda ntakundi nibemere bagende gupfira i Burundi.
Look from 1972 they need a place to call home but UNHCR Tanzania nibafashe kurondera iyo bazoza.
For me we need the petition on line.
Marry Xmas
HCR Tanzania ntakigenda
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