UNHCR works closely with the Government of Kenya and in collaboration with sister UN agencies and a range of partners.
The Kenyan Government’s Department of Refugee Services (DRS) is fully responsible for conducting registration, documentation and refugee status determination (RSD) in Kenya. UNHCR provides technical support and capacity building.
Dadaab Partners
Government
Government of Kenya, Garissa County Government, Department of Refugee Services (DRS)
Partners Implementing with UNHCR (NGO’s)
Danish Church Aid, Fafi Integrated Development Association (FaIDA), FilmAid Kenya, Humanity and Inclusion, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), Lutheran World Federation, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Peace Winds Japan, Refugee Consortium Kenya, Relief Reconstruction and Development Organization (RRDO)
Operational partners (NGO’s)
Inko Moko, International Service Volunteers Association (AVSI), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Qatar Charity, Save the Children International, Windle International Kenya (WIK), World Vision Inc (WVI)
Others (Development partners, UN Agencies)
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Star Media Dev, Terres Des Hommes, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS), World Food Programme (WFP)