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Briquette project for refugees and host community launched in Turkana
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UN-Habitat, 07/07/2017
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UN-Habitat in collaboration with World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) has launched a project for briquette production in Kalobeyei new refugee settlement and the host community in a commitment to address their energy needs improve access and increase availability of sustainable fuel.
According to the recent socio-economic survey done by UN-Habitat in Kakuma camp, Kalobeyei new refugee settlement and the neighboring area, Woodfuel and charcoal are the main sources of cooking fuel in Kakuma refugee camp, as identified by 62.7% and 37.3% of the respondents respectively. Improving access to a clean and sustainable source of energy can therefore transform their lives by adopting an affordable energy option.
Through the UN-Habitat participatory process, 15 women were selected in the host community in a public meeting. The community was clustered into fifteen villages and one woman represent... |
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One killed along West Pokot- Turkana border as leaders call for peace
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The Standard, 21/06/2017
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One person has been killed and about 500 cattle stolen by suspected bandits along the West Pokot-Turkana border. The Sunday incident sparked tension in Ompolion village, and passengers travelling from Kitale to Lodwar had to be escorted by police officers on the Lous-Kainuk stretch. West Pokot and Turkana leaders, led by West Pokot Senator John Lonyangapuo and Turkana South MP James Lomenen (pictured), visited the area and held a peace meeting at Ombolion. The leaders also handed over 377 cattle which had been recovered by police and village elders. West Pokot Police Commandant Mathews Kuto said there are a lot of illegal guns in the hands of bandits. He said the illegal weapons are being used to conduct raids and cause animosity between the Pokot and Turkana communities.... |
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War, violence, persecution push displacement to new unprecedented high
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UNHCR, 19/06/2017
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War, violence and persecution worldwide are causing more people than ever to be forcibly displaced, according to a report published today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
UNHCR’s new Global Trends report, the organization’s major annual survey of the state of displacement, says that at the end of 2016 there were 65.6 million people forcibly displaced worldwide – some 300,000 more than a year earlier. This total represents an enormous number of people needing protection worldwide.
The figure of 65.6 million comprises three important components. First is refugee numbers, which at 22.5 million are the highest ever seen. Of these, 17.2 million come under the responsibility of UNHCR, and the remainder are Palestinian refugees registered with our sister-organization UNRWA. Syria’s conflict remains the world’s biggest producer of refugees (5.5 million), however in 2016 the biggest n... |
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Refugee crisis in South Sudan now world’s fastest growing
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UNHCR, 17/03/2017
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GENEVA – Driven by fresh fighting, horrendous acts of violence and facing drought and famine, thousands of people are fleeing South Sudan, making it the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis.
Total displacement from South Sudan into the surrounding region has now reached 1.6 million people, an astonishingly high percentage of the country’s former total population of some 11 million. The rate of new displacement is alarming, representing an impossible burden on a region that is economically challenged and fast running short of resources to cope.... |
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Installation of 13km water pipeline from Kakuma to Kalobeyei
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UNHCR , 20/02/2017
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The installation of a 13 km water pipeline from Kakuma to Kalobeyei settlement will ensure that over 22,000 refugees and Kalobeyei host community have access to clean water and stimulate economic growth and self-reliance for refugees through agriculture. 3 boreholes with a combined output of 114,000 litres per hour have been drilled along the Tarach seasonal river. The ongoing laying and jointing of pipes is expected to be complete by the end of February 2017. Currently, The UN Refugee Agency trucks water to thousands of refugees living in Kalobeyei settlement.... |
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Dozens of children held captive after abduction from Lasu refugee camp
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Radio Tamazuj , 12/11/2016
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The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it is saddened by the recent killing of two ethnic Nuba refugees in the Yei area of South Sudan and is concerned about the wellbeing of more than two dozen abducted children who are still missing.
In a press release on Friday, UNHCR pointed out that 39 refugees were abducted on 19 October, citing testimony of survivors. Later, on 5 November, a group of seven were released with their hands tied behind their backs but were attacked again whilst trekking to safety in Yei and two killed.
“The UN refugee agency is gravely concerned over the recent abduction and subsequent killing of refugees near the refugee hosting area of Lasu Payam. The fatal shooting and machete attack by armed groups killed two and wounded five Sudanese refugees from Sudan’s South Kordofan region.”
A witness who preferred not to be named told Radio Tamazuj, “We have peo... |
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UNHCR warns South Sudanese refugees need urgent aid
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Press TV, 26/07/2016
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An estimated 26000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda following political tensions and armed conflict in their country. The United Nations refugee officials say more people are arriving in Uganda on a daily basis while the country has difficulty providing them with ample food and shelter.... |
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UN: Tens of thousands fleeing violence in South Sudan
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Deutsche Welle, 24/07/2016
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Over 26,000 South Sudanese refugees displaced by violence crossed the border into Uganda this month, reported the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday.
"Since fighting erupted on July 7 … 26,468 people have crossed into Uganda's northern region," UN refugee agency spokesman Andreas Needham wrote in a statement.
He added that 24,321 of the refugees had arrived in the previous six days alone.
Despite an uneasy peace in South Sudan's capitial, Juba, the number of people arriving at reception centers has continued, the UN official said, adding that 90 percent of the new arrivals are women and children.
The UNHCR noted that the influx is "severely stretching the capacity of collection points, transit centers and reception centers." One of the collection points, noted the spokesman, is so full that a head count is not possible.
Fighting erupted in early July betwe... |
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South Sudan fighting sees more refugees fleeing into Uganda than in the first 6 months of 2016
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UNHCR, 26/07/2016
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Fighting in South Sudan that broke out on 8 July between rival factions loyal to Salva Kiir and Riek Machar has to date forced 37,491 people to flee the country to Uganda. To put this in context: In the past three weeks there have been more refugee arrivals in Uganda than in the entire first six months of 2016 (33,838).
Yesterday (25 July) an estimated 2,442 refugees were received in Uganda from South Sudan. 1,213 crossed at the Elugu Border Point in Amuru, 247 in Moyo, 57 in Lamwo, and 370 in Oraba. Another 555 were received in Kiryandongo Settlement. The majority of arrivals – more than 90 per cent are women and children. People are coming from South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria region, as well as Juba and other areas of the country.
Inside South Sudan the intensity of the violence has subsided since early July, but the security situation remains volatile. The new arrivals in U... |
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Over 26,000 people flee to Uganda to escape uncertainty in South Sudan
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UNHCR, 22/07/2016
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housands of people continue to flee uncertainty and fighting in South Sudan. Since fighting erupted on July 7 between forces loyal to President Kiir and First Vice President Machar, 26,468 people have crossed into Uganda’s northern region, including 24,321 in the previous six days alone. The influx continues to be characterised by a high proportion of women and children (more than 90%).
Yesterday, an estimated 8,337 refugees crossed in to Uganda from South Sudan, a new record high since the influx began and in 2016. An estimated 6,500 crossed in Elegu, 659 in Moyo, 156 in Lamwo and 642 in Oraba while 380 arrived in Kiryandongo Reception Centre.
The influx is severely stretching the capacity of collection points, transit centres and reception centres. Elegu collection point is full to the extent that it is not possible conduct a head count. New arrivals figures in Elegu are base... |
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