{"id":8774,"date":"2026-03-03T09:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/?p=8774"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:56:20","slug":"launch-of-an-emergency-project-to-support-congolese-refugees-and-strengthen-resilience-in-burundi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/launch-of-an-emergency-project-to-support-congolese-refugees-and-strengthen-resilience-in-burundi\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of an emergency project to support Congolese refugees and strengthen resilience in Burundi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">On Thursday, February 26, 2026, Mr. Adolphe Bukuru , Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, launched a new emergency project to support 10,000 Congolese refugees and internally displaced persons. Households headed by women, often the most affected by poverty and insecurity, will be the primarily benefit from this project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8778 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-congASS-298x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-congASS-298x300.jpeg 298w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-congASS-1018x1024.jpeg 1018w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-congASS-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-congASS-768x773.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-congASS-1526x1536.jpeg 1526w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-congASS-2035x2048.jpeg 2035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><br \/>\nIn his address, Mr. Bukuru thanked the Government of Japan for its generous and rapid support to Congolese refugees and internally displaced persons affected by floods.<br \/>\nHe commended the United Nations system in Burundi, particularly UN Women Burundi, which will implement this project, addressing the dual pressures facing the Government of Burundi: refugees and flooding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">UN Women hopes to contribute to better integration of refugees and internally displaced persons into host communities, while promoting social cohesion and strengthening resilience, protection, and dignity.<br \/>\nMr. Bukuru reaffirmed the commitment, availability, and collaboration of the Government of Burundi to implementing this project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-con-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-con-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-con-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-con-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-con-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-con-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-cong1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-cong1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-cong1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-cong1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-cong1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ph-refugie-cong1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, February 26, 2026, Mr. Adolphe Bukuru , Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, launched a new emergency project to support 10,000 Congolese refugees and internally displaced persons. 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