International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
“Being gay is not a challenge. I was born like that. I left my family in my home country and created a new family with the LGBTI community here”
Heavy Floods Hit Dadaab Refugee Camp
In the long term, UNHCR intends to construct dykes across flooding areas to prevent water from reaching the camps.
The 2017 London Somalia Conference: ‘Supporting Refugees and Their Host Communities in the Horn and East Africa’
An international conference on Somalia was held in London on 10 May 2017. The conference co-chaired by British Prime Minister, Theresa May and the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres was also attended by head of states and governments from East Africa nations, key partners and other eminent officials from […]
UNHCR Brings Services Closer to Refugees Through Innovation
The toll free number, 0800720063, is expected to improve Individual Case Management (ICM), identify and fast-track vulnerable cases, reduce costs associated with accessing UNHCR such as transport and the time spent trying to gain access to UNHCR services.
Innovation: Smart Clean Cook Stove Transforming Lives in Kakuma
With this improved cook stove, households will not only save up on time that would otherwise be spent on collecting wood or long hours of cooking, but will significantly reduce the safety risks associated with firewood collection.
More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan
More than 75,000 refugee children in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and DRC have crossed South Sudan’s borders either unaccompanied or separated from their families.
Japan Ambassador to Kenya visits Dadaab to Support the Refugee Youth
Dadaab Refugee Camps have a total of 264 senior and junior youth teams engaged in various sports ranging from football, volleyball and athletics.
Nairobi to Host Special IGAD Summit on Somali Refugees
More than two million Somalis have been displaced in one of the world’s most protracted humanitarian crises that have now entered its third decade.
The Makonde: From Statelessness to Citizenship in Kenya
“We had rights but we did not know how to enjoy these rights because we did not have identity cards.”