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Refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan - Total JSON 
119,899
Last updated 31 May 2018
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   Kenya - pre-15 December 2013 static figure

Pre-15 December caseload may change due to registration, births, deaths and departures. As of 15 December, the figure of pre-influx refugees (and asylum-seekers) was 45,239.
Breakdown by County JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Garissa UNHCR 31 May 2018
  0.8% 		912
Nairobi UNHCR 31 May 2018
  9.4% 		11,260
Turkana UNHCR 15 May 2018
  89.8% 		107,727


Demography JSON 
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Population Planning Figures JSON 
140,000
Last updated 31 Jan 2018
Source - UNHCR 
Refugees and aylum-seekers from South Sudan - Total JSON 
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    UNHCR Kakuma - New Arrivals Registration Trend as of 15 May 2018

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    South Sudan RRP – Kenya 2017 End Year Infographics

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    Kalobeyei Settlement Population_Statistics 15 May 2018

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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Regional level at a glance

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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Kenya at a glance

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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan Funding snapshot as of 1 June 2017

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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan Funding snapshot as of 1 June 2017
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    2015 RRP Funding Update - 4 February 2016

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    2015 RRP Funding Update - 30 November 2015

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    Kalobeyei Settlement - Master Plan

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    UNHCR South Sudan situation - Regional Overview of Population of Concern (15 June 2017)

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    Kakuma Camp - Map

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    Kakuma Camp - Map

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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2018

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    UNHCR Kakuma Education Dashboard - May 2017

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    UNICEF Kenya Humanitarian Situation Report - 5 June 2017

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    Operational Update - Kakuma Camp & Kalobeyei Settlement - April 2018

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    Kakuma bi-weekly update 15-31 January 2017
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    UNHCR South Sudan Situation Regional Update - 30 September 2016

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    South Sudan Situation Update #1

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    Operational Update - Kakuma Camp & Kalobeyei Settlement - April 2018

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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2018

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    1 - 15 January 2018 Bi-weekly Operational Update for Kakuma Camp and Kalobeyei Settlement

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    UNHCR South Sudan Situation Regional Update - 15 October 2017

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    Update on influx of South Sudanese to Kakuma as of 23 April 2014

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    RRP Financial Information - Kenya (2018)
    $105,315,930
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 12 June 2018 (10 days ago)
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    Briquette project for refugees and host community launched in Turkana

    UN-Habitat, 07 Jul 2017

    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 th... Read more

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    One killed along West Pokot- Turkana border as leaders call for peace

    The Standard, 21 Jun 2017

    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 T... Read more

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    War, violence, persecution push displacement to new unprecedented high

    UNHCR, 19 Jun 2017

    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 2... Read more

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    Installation of 13km water pipeline from Kakuma to Kalobeyei

    UNHCR, 20 Feb 2017

    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... Read more

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    The British Football Premier League comes to Kakuma

    UNHCR, 07 Apr 2016

    Premier Skills, a joint football program by the English Premier League and the British Council was in Kakuma from 21 to 23 March. The mission led by the Director of the British Council Kenya office met sports coaches from refugee and host community and conducted training sessions with them. They als... Read more

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    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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