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Kakuma, Dadaab, Nairobi, Kenya
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Joined March 2014
Born on 20 June
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    10 hours ago

    Did you know that has 48 million articles in more than 200 languages? Cool facts shared by

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    9 hours ago

    Thank you & for the useful Social Media training. It was an interactive and a great learning day. Will help us all to tell stories even better…

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  3. 9 hours ago

    join . in a LIVE a chat w/ Head of UNHCR KENYA, . talking about the latest on the refugee situation. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

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    15 hours ago

    . and I are spending the day teaching workshops with staff in Nairobi. Watch for tips via . • MY SLIDES:

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    9 hours ago

    Join me LIVE for a chat w/ Head of , , as we talk about the latest on refugee situation - on Live. 3:45pm in Nairobi, 1:45 pm GMT, 8:45 am in NYC. Join us or

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    Jul 4

    Burundian refugees happy going home in Burundi. With Burundian Amb. Remy Barampama, and the DCC Turkana West Sub County are excited... A new start for 48 refugees.

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    Jul 4

    Meet , dynamic head of UNHCR office in Kakuma, home to 185K refugees from 19 nations, working w/ . Has focused on humanitarian issues for two decades. I learned a lot about refugee resettlement and more. FOLLOW HIM! 🇰🇪🇹🇷

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    Jun 27

    I was really happy tonight to meet Thomas Nguli, chairman of the previously stateless Makonde community in Kenya, who recently received Kenyan citizenship.

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    Jul 4

    Voluntary repatriation monthly cross-border coordination meeting started at office with representation from the Gov. of Kenya, Gov. of Somalia, UNHCR Kenya & Somalia and partner NGOs. Fruitful discussions goingon on the process, services for retunees & challenges.

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    Jul 2

    Cabinet Secretary for Education was an inspiration for young women in at Girls Secondary School & at Our Lady’s Girls Secondary school. Environments providing opportunities to excel for bright and host community girls

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    Jul 2

    Only 1% of refugees go to university but ’s Turkana West University campus, made up of 10 Kenyan & international universities aims to beat the odds. Cabinet Secretary for Education visited the proposed site and pledged to support refugees & their hosts.

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    Jul 2

    In Cabinet Secretary for Education met with students &teachers and committed to mobilizing more resources to ensure refugees and host community students receive quality education to learn and grow together.

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    Jun 27

    Joint efforts led to resolving the Makonde situation

    I was really happy tonight to meet Thomas Nguli, chairman of the previously stateless Makonde community in Kenya, who recently received Kenyan citizenship.
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    Jul 2

    Ambassador Amina Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education(MoE) visited Kakuma refugee Camp underlying the MoE commitment to supporting refugee education

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    Jul 1

    The private sector of which creates wealth ought to be supported to expand.

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    Mama Safi arrived at Kenya’s Kakuma camp after a harrowing year-long journey from her native Congo. She now runs a business that employs 10 other refugees.
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    Jun 30

    Read about the new approach aiming at finding long-term solutions to protracted refugee situation like camps: OpEd co-written by our Rep. in

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    Jun 29

    “A bundle of belongings isn’t the only thing a refugee brings to the country of asylum.” OpEd co-written by UNHCR's in on thinking of refugees as agents of development, consumers and investors in local economies.

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    Jun 29

    Strengthen the resilience of those who stay behind. Finance projects to maintain livelihoods and to strengthen community-based institutions, focusing on “stable parts of unstable countries.” Interventions should not be seen as a substitute to providing asylum.

    . report underscores the importance of humanitarian & development communities working together to support both host . Here's how:
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    Jun 28

    When humanity’s values are abandoned, we all are at greater risk. We need to stand up for our rights and those of others.

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    Jun 28

    “Given that the overwhelming majority of refugees are not in Europe, it makes sense to invest in supporting refugees where they are, especially in states with progressive approaches. Not all refugees need to come to Europe and most probably would not want to.”

    Africa hosts more refugees than any other region of the world and many countries are adopting pioneering solutions |
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