Following the regionalization and decentralization of UNHCR from Headquarters to the field, the Director of the Regional Bureau for Southern Africa, based in Pretoria, assumed the functions of Regional Refugee Coordinator and will continue to ensure an overarching vision and coherent engagement for Congolese refugees in the seven countries involved in the response plan for Congolese refugees. [...] Response Strategy and Priorities Overall Strategy Despite the political and humanitarian situation in Burundi since 2015, the asylum space in the country remains open and conducive to the reception and provision of protection to persons seeking asylum, particularly for refugees arriving from the DRC. [...] This strategy is flexible and focuses on reception, registration, RSD, and the documentation of refugees and persons seeking asylum, their transfer to camps in case of refugees in need, the sensitisation of refugees about self-reliance, as well as on the coordination of different humanitarian actors involved in the provision of services to refugees and asylum-seekers. [...] Updating the data with new arrivals and departures will ensure the continued accuracy of this new and efficient biometric system and help lead to better understanding of refugee movements in the region more effective planning and targeted protection and assistance of the refugee populations. [...] With an objective of advocating for the inclusion of refugees in national systems aligned with the concept of Leave No One Behind in the SDGs, a priority will be to support the Government’s domestication of the SDGs and messaging and awareness raising activities to ensure that people in Rwanda are aware of the importance of addressing issues relating to refugees in the national development agenda.
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