Cishemeye Transit Center
Cishemeye Transit Center was a temporary refugee camp in Burundi created by United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees to house refugees who were fleeing from the Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo.[1][2][3]
Location
[edit | edit source]The center was located in the North-Western Cibitoke province in Burundi,[1][4] which is 40 kilometers (km) from the Burundi/DRC border.[5][6]
History
[edit | edit source]Cishemeye transit center was established in January 2003 by United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) ) to offer emergency shelter for the refugees fleeing from south Kivu region of Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of the Kivu conflict.[1][2][3][6]
In February 2004, UNHCR started transferring 4465 refugees from Cishemeye transit center to Gasorwe refugee camp security concerns. The refugees where transferred in eight trips using trucks and minibus.[1][7][3]
The trip took eight hours, and they made four rest stopover along the way to Gasorwe refugee camp to allow them relax, have a break and stretch their legs. Before refugees departed Cishemeye transit center to Gasorwe refugee camp, they were given items like blankets, pots, pans, soap, kitchen sets, clothes (t-shirts, trousers and shirts), jerry cans and food like bread.[1][8][6][3]
After transferring all the refugees, Cishemeye transit center was closed and the site left bare.[1]
See also
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External sources
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