Burundi: Without Urgent Funding, Burundi Risks Becoming a 'Forgotten Crisis' - UN Refugee Agency

6 February 2018

Warning that Burundi could become a "forgotten crisis," with the number of people struggling for survival increasing by the day, United Nations agencies together with aid partners on Wednesday launched a funding appeal to keep the humanitarian situation from deteriorating further.

"Food rations [are] cut in many of the neighbouring countries," said Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, adding that vulnerable groups, including women, who have already been exposed to violence cannot be provided with the necessary support.

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