UNHCR Tanzania Operational Update - May 2026

Countries: United Republic of Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. As of 31 May 2026, Tanzania hosts 146,755 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Burundi 58,911 and the DRC 87,141 and 703 from other countries who live in Nyarugusu Camp, while some refugees live in villages and three old settlements in Kigoma, Katavi, and Tabora regions. In collaboration with the Government, UNHCR, and partners, have been recei