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
Base Layer

Population

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Registered Somali Refugee Population

882,476


Households*

129,322


* Household data may be unavailable for some locations

Demography
Male (52%) Age (48%) Female
5% 0 - 4 5%
11% 5 - 11 11%
8% 12 - 17 8%
26% 18 - 59 24%
1% 60 + 1%

  Estimated Population by Date

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  Registered Somali Refugee Population

 Kenya


Last Updated 01 Apr 2017

313,255
Individuals
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84,266
Households
Yemen


Last Updated 31 May 2017

255,991
Individuals
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Households
Ethiopia


Last Updated 31 May 2017

249,903
Individuals
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44,573
Households
Uganda


Last Updated 31 Jan 2017

The figure above includes both Refugees and Asylum-Seekers.

 41,014
Individuals
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Households
Djibouti


Last Updated 31 Dec 2016

13,077
Individuals
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Households
Egypt


Last Updated 30 Jun 2016

6,835
Individuals
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Households
Eritrea


Last Updated 06 Mar 2017

2,246
Individuals
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483
Households
Tanzania


Last Updated 28 Feb 2017

155
Individuals
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Households

  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
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   Latest Documents

UNHCR Ethiopia Infographics February 2017
Report Date: 28/02/2017
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UNHCR Ethiopia monthly Infographics
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EHA and Yemen - Displacement of Somalis: Refugees, asylum-seekers and IDPs - 01 Feb 2017
Report Date: 01/02/2017
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Culture, context and mental health of Somali refugees: a primer for staff working in mental health and psychosocial support programmes
Report Date: 05/01/2017
Description
Cavallera, V, Reggi, M., Abdi, S., Jinnah, Z., Kivelenge, J.,Warsame, A.M., Yusuf, A.M., Ventevogel, P. (2016). Culture, context and mental health of Somali refugees: a primer for staff working in mental health and psychosocial support programmes. Geneva, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Somalia Situation Supplementary Appeal: June-Dec. 2016
Report Date: 29/07/2016
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Somalia Situaiton Supplementary Appeal: June-July 2016
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  News

Do not risk your lives, Grandi tells Eritrean refugees
UNHCR, 04 Feb 2016
SHIRE, Ethiopia, Feb 2 (UNHCR) – Improving conditions for refugees in camps and expanding programmes for legal pathways outside Ethiopia were both key to reducing the numbers who attempt perilous journeys to reach safety, Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said as he met Eritre...
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UNHCR awards Somali refugees who won regional art competition
UNHCR, 24 Dec 2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 24 (UNHCR)-At a brief ceremony held here earlier this week, the UNHCR Representative in Ethiopia, Mrs. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, awarded prizes to three talented Somali refugees who won a regional art competition under the theme ‘Home’, reflecting on ‘Durable ...
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UNHCR initiated an innovative pilot project, the IDEAS BOX, in Dollo Ado
UNHCR, 18 Dec 2015
In Dollo Ado, UNHCR initiated an innovative pilot project, the IDEAS BOX, a multi-media library, for Somali refugee children and youth. The project is implemented by Save the Children and Libraries without Borders, in coordination with UNHCR Innovations Unit in Geneva. Facilitated by the governmen...
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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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