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35,200 Individuals
Total Refugees
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Population


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Refugees from South Sudan in Turkana: Post 15 Dec 2013

72,522


Last Updated 19 Dec 2017


Source - UNHCR

Refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan in Turkana: Pre 15 Dec 2013

32,573


Last Updated 19 Dec 2017


Source - UNHCR

Refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan in Turkana: Total

105,095


Last Updated 19 Dec 2017


Source - UNHCR

Demography
Male (52.8%) Age (47.2%) Female
8.1% 0 - 4 7.8%
14.7% 5 - 11 12.6%
13.6% 12 - 17 8.6%
16% 18 - 59 17.3%
0.3% 60 + 0.8%

  Refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan in Turkana: Total

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  Breakdown by Settlement

Settlement Current Total    
Kakuma
19 Dec 2017
77,873
18,609 		Individuals
Households 		74.1 %
Kalobeyei
19 Dec 2017
27,222
5,573 		Individuals
Households 		25.9 %

  Breakdown by Country of Origin

Country of Origin Current Total    
South Sudan
19 Dec 2017
105,095
24,182 		Individuals
Households 		100 %

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  Highlights

 458 households have benefited from kitchen gardens aimed at improving food security at household level in Kalobeyei settlement.
31 Aug 2017
Good Neighbors International (GNI), a Korean NGO will partner with UNHCR to initiate the construction of a secondary school in Kakuma camp with a capacity to host 1,000 students.
14 Jul 2017
Over 3,500 new arrivals to benefit from the opening of 3 temporary schools, put up to decongest the existing school, in Kalobeyei settlement by UNHCR in collaboration with WFP, UNICEF, and partners.
13 Jun 2017
The UN Refugee Agency has organized a Mr. and Miss 2017 World Refugee Day beauty pageant that will see contestants from the refugee and host community compete for this year’s title. Auditions have been conducted and a total of 30 contestants selected from Kakuma and Kalobeyei to compete in this year’s beauty pageant. The event is set to take place on the 19th June 2017 at Liz Ahua Hall in Kakuma 3.
09 Jun 2017
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and livelihood partners will, from 16 – 18 June, hold the World Refuge Day Market Day at Kakuma 3 (opposite the reception centre). The market day themed ‘Bei Nafuu, Bidhaa Bora’ is aimed at unlocking marketing opportunity for refugee and host community entrepreneurs.
06 Jun 2017
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Tuesday, 26th December 2017
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Livelihood Working Group Meeting - Kakuma
Location: Conference Room - UNHCR Compound Kakuma
Chaired By: Fungayi Mutasa
Contact: Fungayi Mutasa (mutasa@unhcr.org)


Thursday, 28th December 2017
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Education Working Group Meeting - Kakuma
Location: Old Cafeteria - UNHCR Compound Kakuma
Contact: Mohamud Hure (hure@unhcr.org)


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