Refugees in the Horn of Africa: Somali Displacement Crisis
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Regional Overview

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35,200 Individuals
Registered Somali Refugee Population
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Population

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Registered Somali Refugee Population

973,751


Households*

161,007


* Household data may be unavailable for some locations

Demography
Male (52%) Age (48%) Female
6% 0 - 4 6%
12% 5 - 11 12%
8% 12 - 17 7%
24% 18 - 59 22%
1% 60 + 1%

  Estimated Population by Date

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  Registered Somali Refugee Population



Last Updated 30 Nov 2015

418,723
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113,714
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7,089
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2,766
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Last Updated 30 Nov 2015

251,285
Individuals
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47,293
Households

4,765
Individuals
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1,102
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Last Updated 01 Sep 2015

249,061
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Last Updated 01 Sep 2015

32,447
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Last Updated 01 Sep 2015

12,044
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Last Updated 01 Jan 2015

7,365
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Last Updated 01 Sep 2015

2,672
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Last Updated 01 Sep 2015

154
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  Highlights

Mr. Per Heggenes, CEO of IKEA Foundation, visited the five Dollo Ado refugee camps for the periodic programme review of projects funded by his Foundation.
10 Sep 2015
Voluntary return support now available for all refugees in Dadaab. Returnees will get reintegration assistance in 9 districts in Somalia.
02 Jun 2015
WFP introduces food vouchers in Kenya's refugee camps. First distribution are planned for June 2015 in Kakuma and October 2015 in Dadaab.
26 Mar 2015
Dadaab Camps are preparing for 16 Days of Activism which will start on 25 November
05 Nov 2014
*World Refugee Day (20th June) UNHCR and partners will lead the refugee community in Dadaab to commemorate World Refugee Day on 20th June. The global theme for this year is- “One family torn apart by war is too many.” The community has agreed to commemorate this day by conveying to the world, messages of peace through a campaign dubbed “31 Days of Peace Messages” which kicked off on 20th May. The community communication team is conveying these messages in camps as well as to local and international audiences through camp meetings, community radio and social media.
13 Jun 2014

   Latest Documents

Report Date: 10/12/2015
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A monthly update of the country refugee operation
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Report Date: 04/12/2015
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A monthly refugee population update from across the country refugee operation.
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Report Date: 03/07/2015
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A monthly operational overview of the country's refugee programme
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Report Date: 08/06/2015
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An operational overview of the country's refugee programme
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  News

The CEO of IKEA Foundation visits the Dollo Ado camps
UNHCR, 10 Sep 2015
Ethiopia-15 September 2015 (UNHCR)-The Chief Executive Officer of the IKEA Foundation, Mr. Per Heggenes, last week visited the five Dollo Ado refugee camps as part of a periodic programme review of different projects funded by the IKEA Foundation. Accompanied by UNHCR Representative Clementine Nkwe...
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116 Somali refugees return from Dadaab camps to Mogadishu, spearheading new phase of voluntary repatriation
http://www.unhcr.org/55c1fadd9.html, 05 Aug 2015
The arrival at Mogadishu International Airport today of 116 Somali refugees from Kenya marks a new chapter in the voluntary return process. Earlier in the morning, the two planes took off from Dadaab in Northeastern Kenya, the largest refugee settlement in the world, still hosting 333,000 Somali ref...
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IKEA Foundation donates €38 million to UNHCR for refugees in Africa
UNHCR, 08 Jul 2015
The €38 million grant will support the socio-economic wellbeing of refugee families and the communities hosting them in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. Addis Ababa, JULY 8, 2015: The UN refugee agency announced today that it has received a grant of €38¬ million from the IKEA Foundation, its largest...
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Picasso would be proud: talented Somali refugee dreams of new life in America to honour father who died for his art
UNHCR, 30 Jun 2015
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 30 (UNHCR) – It’s been said that if you suffer for your art, you will never die. For 16 year-old Abdirahim Abdulkadir Osman, his father’s brutal murder at the hands of Al Shabaab may prove not to have been in vain as the talented Somali refugee artist and his family...
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High Commissioner Guterres wraps up visit to Kenya and Somalia to discuss the future of the Dadaab refugee camps
UNHCR, 09 May 2015
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres last night completed a visit to Kenya and Somalia where he met with the Presidents of the two countries, as well as Somali refugees and returnees. Speaking in Nairobi Mr. Guterres said, "We reached a common understanding with the Presidents of ...
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