Fill the Nutrient Gap Rwanda: Refugee Summary Report

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme (WFP), 2019.

English

24 p.

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By the end of 2017 Rwanda hosted almost 175,000 refugees, 79 percent of whom now reside in six camps provided by the government of Rwanda, while the remainder reside in Kigali and are classified as urban refugees. Rwanda’s favourable policy allows refugees to work, move freely within the country, establish companies, pay taxes and create jobs. Despite this, refugees face significant challenges in accessing livelihoods and income-generating opportunities, resulting in an excessive reliance on WFP and UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) assistance to meet food and non-food needs. Chronic malnutrition is widespread across the camps and improvements in stunting and anaemia have been inconsistent over the past six years. The FNG analysis has identified the current knowledge gaps regarding refugees so that assessments can be undertaken to address these and strengthen evidence-based programming. The FNG process has brought stakeholders together to share their programming experiences within the camps and identify priority nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions.

Electronic ed.

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ELR 2483

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