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All Refugees
451,134
Households*
108,298
Last updated 01 Sep 2016
* Household data may be unavailable for some locations.
Source - UNHCR, Government

   All Refugees by sublocation

Location name Source Data date Population
Nairobi UNHCR, Government 1 Sep 2016
  11.3% 		50,950
North Eastern UNHCR, Government 1 Sep 2016
  58.7% 		264,634
Rift Valley UNHCR, Government 1 Sep 2016
  30.0% 		135,550

   All Refugees by Origin

Country of origin Source Data date Population
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government 1 Sep 2016
  6.1% 		27,485
Somalia UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2016
  74.4% 		335,737
South Sudan UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2016
  19.5% 		87,912

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    Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ms. Isabella Lövin, visited Dadaab Refugee Camps

    Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ms. Isabella Lövin, visited Dadaab Refugee Camps. The Minister was accompanied by a high level delegation from the Government of Sweden, officials from the Government of Kenya and UNHCR Country R, 19 May 2016

    Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ms. Isabella Lövin, visited Dadaab Refugee Camps. The Minister was accompanied by a high level delegation from the Government of Sweden, officials from the Government of Kenya and UNHCR Country Representatives to Kenya and Somalia. Ms. Löv... Read more

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    Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ms. Isabella Lövin, visited Dadaab Refugee Camps

    UNHCR, 19 May 2016

    Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ms. Isabella Lövin, visited Dadaab Refugee Camps. The Minister was accompanied by a high level delegation from the Government of Sweden, officials from the Government of Kenya and UNHCR Country Representatives to Kenya and Somalia. Ms. Löv... Read more

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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... Read more

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    Kenya: MSF forced to close Dadaab health posts and evacuate staff amid escalating insecurity

    MSF, 28 May 2015

    As violence and threats in the northeastern province of Kenya escalate, international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has evacuated 42 of its staff from Dadaab refugee camps to Nairobi. The precautionary measure has already had a direct impact on MSF’s ability to provide much-nee... Read more

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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 K... Read more

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       Kenya

    Capital
    Nairobi
    Languages
    en, sw
    Population
    46,050,000
    Area
    569,140 km2
    GDP
    63,398,041,540 USD
    GDP growth
    5.65%
    Income level
    Lower middle income
    Gini index
    47.7
    Currency
    KES
    Literacy rate
    N/A

      Highlights

    UNHCR in collaboration with Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and TdH conducted in 2nd half of April a mass campaign targeting enrolment of children out of school
    19 May 2016
    WFP and UNHCR are preparing for Bamba Chakul - an electronic cash transfer systerm. 10% of distributed cereal rations to be converted into food vouchers.
    18 Sep 2015
    Total number of returnees assisted under the voluntary return process to date: 4,108
    15 Sep 2015
    Ministry of Health declared the end of the Cholera outbreak in Dadaab refugee camps. Last positive case recorded on 16 July. Close monitoring continues.
    10 Sep 2015
    Ministry of Health declared the end of the Cholera outbreak in Dadaab refugee camps. Last positive case recorded on 16 July. Close monitoring continues.
    10 Sep 2015
    Ministry of Health declared the end of the Cholera outbreak in Dadaab refugee camps. Last positive case recorded on 16 July. Close monitoring continues.
    10 Sep 2015
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