Situation Horn of Africa Somalia Situation

Total Refugees from Somalia

212,451

Source - UNHCR

Households*

Last updated 31 Aug 2020

* Household data may be unavailable for some locations.

Source - UNHCR

Refugees from Somalia

Location name	Source	Data date		Population
Dadaab	UNHCR	31 Aug 2020	64.3%	136,687
Fafi	UNHCR	31 Aug 2020	35.7%	75,764

UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 01-15 March 2017

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UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 15 - 28 Feb. 2017

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Somali refugees population in Dadaab camps per area of origin as of 28 February 2017

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KENYA - Urban Demographic Statistics - 31-May-2016

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Dadaab Population Statistics_31 May 2016

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Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-10 Feb 2013

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Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-27 Jan 2013

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Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-20 Jan 2013

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Nairobi Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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Nairobi Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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In-Kind Donations - Dadaab

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Core Relief Items - Dadaab

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Population of Concern to UNHCR in Kenya - 31 August 2012

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Dagahaley Refugee Camp Overview, January 2012

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Hagadera Refugee Camp Overview, Januay 2012

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Kenya - Ifo Refugee Camp Overview, January 2012

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Kenya - General overview of refugee camps in Dadaab March 2012

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Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 17 - 31 July

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Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 1 - 16 July

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Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 3 June 2012

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Situation Report for Dadaab & Alinjugur Refugee Camps

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Highlights - Dadaab & Alinjugur Refugee Camps

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Somali refugees population in Dadaab camps per area of origin as of 28 February 2017

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KENYA - Urban Demographic Statistics - 31-May-2016

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Highlights

	In total, as of 28th Feb. 52,591 Somali refugees returned home since 8th December 2014, when UNHCR started supporting voluntary return of Somali refugees.
	13 Mar 2017
	As of 15th Feb. 49,376 Somali refugees from Kenya returned home since 8th December 2014 ( when Vol-rep started) out of which 10,062 were supported in 2017 alone
	07 Mar 2017
	The relocation of people into the new Ifo Extension, which began on 25 July, is continuing. So far, UNHCR and its partners have moved nearly 18,000 refugees into the part of Ifo Extension formerly referred to as Ifo 3.
	12 Aug 2011
	Some 259 refugees relocated from the outskirts of Dagahaley to Ifo II on 18 August. Simulteneously, the exercise to relocate refugees from the outskirts of Ifo to the Ifo 3 part of the extension continues.
	18 Aug 2011
	Relocation to Kambioos has commenced. Some 883 individuals relocated by 20 August
	20 Aug 2011
	UNHCR relocates more than 22,300 refugees from the Dadaab outskirts into both sides of Ifo extension (Ifo II & Ifo III) and the new Kambioos site.
	22 Aug 2011

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116 Somali refugees return from Dadaab camps to Mogadishu, spearheading new phase of voluntary repatriation

http://www.unhcr.org/55c1fadd9.html, 05 Aug 2015

The arrival at Mogadishu International Airport today of 116 Somali refugees from Kenya marks a new chapter in the voluntary return process. Earlier in the morning, the two planes took off from Dadaab in Northeastern Kenya, the largest refugee settlement in the world, still hosting 333,000 Somali ref... Read more

Kenya: MSF forced to close Dadaab health posts and evacuate staff amid escalating insecurity

MSF, 28 May 2015

As violence and threats in the northeastern province of Kenya escalate, international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has evacuated 42 of its staff from Dadaab refugee camps to Nairobi. The precautionary measure has already had a direct impact on MSF’s ability to provide much-nee... Read more

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - treatment in Dadaab Refugee Camps

CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 Mar 2015

UNHCR has a Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) Center in Ifo Camp. This article links TB to the conflict in Somalia. "A drug resistance survey conducted in 2011 in Somalia showed that the country had the highest rate of MDR TB infection on the African continent. MDR TB develops when a patie... Read more

Innovation: Instant Network Schools open up a new world for Somali refugees

http://www.unhcr.org/54d21aa26.html, 04 Feb 2015

DADAAB, Kenya, February 4 (UNHCR) – Thirty pairs of fascinated eyes watch the big white screen; fingers glide across new tablet computers. A class of students at the Nasib Secondary School in north-east Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp complex, is enjoying a history lesson about the Portuguese in Africa.... Read more

Celebration of World Refugee Day

., 20 Jun 2014

On 20th June, World Refugee Day was celebrated in all five Dadaab camps and in Dadaab town. The events in all camps were organised with high involvement of the refugee community. While keeping the global theme of the day ‘1 family torn apart by war is too many’, the refugee community in Dadaab chose... Read more

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UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 01-15 March 2017

UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 15 - 28 Feb. 2017

Somali refugees population in Dadaab camps per area of origin as of 28 February 2017

KENYA - Urban Demographic Statistics - 31-May-2016

Dadaab Population Statistics_31 May 2016

Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-10 Feb 2013

Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-27 Jan 2013

Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-20 Jan 2013

Nairobi Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Nairobi Refugees and Asylum Seekers

In-Kind Donations - Dadaab

Core Relief Items - Dadaab

Population of Concern to UNHCR in Kenya - 31 August 2012

Dagahaley Refugee Camp Overview, January 2012

Hagadera Refugee Camp Overview, Januay 2012

Kenya - Ifo Refugee Camp Overview, January 2012

Kenya - General overview of refugee camps in Dadaab March 2012

Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 17 - 31 July

Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 1 - 16 July

Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 3 June 2012

Situation Report for Dadaab & Alinjugur Refugee Camps

Highlights - Dadaab & Alinjugur Refugee Camps

UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 01-15 March 2017

UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 15 - 28 Feb. 2017

Somali refugees population in Dadaab camps per area of origin as of 28 February 2017

KENYA - Urban Demographic Statistics - 31-May-2016

Dadaab Population Statistics_31 May 2016

116 Somali refugees return from Dadaab camps to Mogadishu, spearheading new phase of voluntary repatriation

Kenya: MSF forced to close Dadaab health posts and evacuate staff amid escalating insecurity

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - treatment in Dadaab Refugee Camps

Innovation: Instant Network Schools open up a new world for Somali refugees

Celebration of World Refugee Day

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116 Somali refugees return from Dadaab camps to Mogadishu, spearheading new phase of voluntary repatriation

Kenya: MSF forced to close Dadaab health posts and evacuate staff amid escalating insecurity

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - treatment in Dadaab Refugee Camps

Innovation: Instant Network Schools open up a new world for Somali refugees

Celebration of World Refugee Day

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