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Top Kenyan university opens campus next to world's largest refugee camp
10 Oct 2012 Nairobi's Kenyatta University opens a campus in Dadaab and courses will be open to Kenyan citizens and to refugees living in the nearby refugee complex. -
Nairobi workshop creates hope for HIV patients in emergencies
4 Sep 2012 East African experts trade experiences and find ways to make sure people living with HIV are not ignored when next drought or flood hits. -
Guor Marial: the refugee marathon man running for the world
14 Aug 2012 Separated from his family in Sudan by a murderous attack at age eight, this refugee ran in London under the Olympic flag -
Kakuma camp in Kenya surpasses its 100,000 capacity
6 Aug 2012 UNHCR has serious concerns as refugees continue to arrive and the camp area cannot expand without a new source of water. -
Refugees lament losses as fire razes market in Kenya's Dadaab camp
2 Aug 2012 No refugees were hurt in Sunday's fire but most of the market in Dagahaley camp in the Dadaab refugee complex has been razed to the ground. -
Number of Somali refugees in Horn of Africa passes 1 million mark
17 Jul 2012 But UNHCR data for the main arrival countries of Kenya and Ethiopia also shows lower but steady numbers of people leaving Somalia. -
Unable to support themselves, thousands of Somalis flee their homes
26 Jun 2012 Most uprooted Somalis are still fleeing insecurity, but growing numbers are citing difficulty in providing for themselves as the reason for leaving. -
One year on, thousands flee Somalia every month, but successes too
5 Jun 2012 The priority and toughest challenge for UNHCR over the past year has been to help reduce mortality and malnutrition rates among new Somali refugees. -
Somali refugees in Ethiopia's Dollo Ado exceed 150,000 as rains hit camps
27 Apr 2012 New arrivals cite insecurity inside Somalia as their reason for flight. Some say they fled in fear of possible forced recruitment or military conscription.