Burundi

Tanzania hosts more than 250,000 refugees from Burundi, most of whom fled following political upheaval there in 2015.

Some 4.6 million people in Burundi are food insecure, with more than 500,000 of them requiring urgent emergency food assistance, the UN food relief agency has said, warning that food stocks are stretched as a result of the fragile socio-economic context in the country.

The World Council of Churches and the All Africa Conference of Churches have come together in expressing grave concern for the people of Burundi in a situation of extreme tension and escalating human rights violations.

Nine Quaker organisations have issued a statement urging support for a political resolution by Burundians that avoids deadly conflict and leads to lasting peace and justice for all.