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New study reveals private sector investment opportunities, that build self-reliance and empower refugees in Kakuma Camp, Kenya
“We need to change the mindset that refugees are sitting at the camp, doing nothing but receiving assistance. Many of them are, in fact, running businesses and creating jobs for others.”
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Nearly 10,000 Ethiopians seek asylum in Moyale, Kenya following violence back home
“I was really scared, so I decided to cross the border with my family to Kenya for safety”
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Ecobank Kenya supports women refugee entrepreneurs
Clementine is a Rwandan refugee who proudly owns a jewellery line known as Super Chic.
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New study reveals private sector investment opportunities, that build self-reliance and empower refugees in Kakuma Camp, Kenya
UN Refugee Chief appeals for aid and peace for South Sudan crisis
Somali refugee leaders from Dadaab camp on ‘Go and See’ visit to Mogadishu and Baidoa, Somalia
Voluntary Repatriation of Somali Refugees
In November 2013, a Tripartite Agreement between the Governments of Somalia, Kenya and UNHCR was signed.
Voluntary repatriation process started on 8 December 2014 when the first group of refugees voluntarily returned to Somalia.
80,548 The number of Somali refugees who have voluntarily returned home since the process began.
Since 8 December 2014, when UNHCR started supporting voluntary return of Somali refugees. In 2017, 35,411 Somalis were supported to return home.
