Reference :
V-P-BI-E-00262
Date :
06/03/2026
Caption :
Eastern Burundi, Cishemere Transit Camp. Congolese refugee Venantie Nakashinda.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
“Living conditions are unbearable at the transit center because we have no food or shelter. We depend on insufficient aid. We are given one hot meal a day consisting of beans and dough. We have no medicine. I feel ill and when I went to the health care center, the doctors gave me paracetamol and my health did not improve. Despite the miserable life, I cannot return to the DRC because war is still raging in the area where I come from” .
Since early 2025, clashes have intensified in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing hundreds of thousands of people across the region. Tens of thousands have fled to Burundi, where more than 80,000 Congolese refugees are seeking safety in overcrowded camps such as Busuma, Musenyi and Cishemere. This sudden influx has placed significant pressure on Burundi’s limited resources. The ICRC is working with the Burundi Red Cross Society to deliver humanitarian services, including water trucking and disinfection. Together, we are also helping families separated by the conflict to restore contact with their relatives.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
8448x6336
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
