Whats the situation of people forcibly displaced in Tanzania?
For decades, Tanzania has hosted one of the largest refugee populations on the African continent. This is now rapidly decreasing thanks to our strong focus on finding durable solutions for the refugees, mainly through voluntary repatriation. Approximately 137,000 refugees currently remain in the country, having fled neighbouring DRC and Burundi in the 1990s. They are protected and assisted by the Tanzanian government, UNHCR and its partners. While the refugee operation is scaling down, mixed migration flows into and through the country are on the increase. Among the arrivals, there are persons with protection concerns. How do you feel when you are confronted with needs that are not being met? In recent years, the government of Tanzania has taken initiatives to respond to the phenomenon of increased irregular migration. They sought to identify refugees and asylum seekers and to ensure that these are not denied access to asylum or subjected to refoulement. However, in attempt to do so, t
