UNHCR applauds Kenya’s efforts to resolve stateless situation of Pemba community
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds the Government of Kenya for granting citizenship to members of the Pemba community. This decisive action is another step in their longstanding commitment to help eliminate statelessness in the country and improve the...
Joint Statement by the Government of Kenya and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees: High Level Dialogue on the Shirika Plan
The Government of Kenya and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, co-hosted today a special high-level dialogue on the transitioning of refugee camps in the country into integrated settlements aimed at promoting the socioeconomic inclusion of refugees and bringing additional...
Thriving refugee farm cooperative gives hope in Kenya’s Kakuma camp
Kenya’s increasingly inclusive policies are giving refugees the opportunity to not only rebuild their lives but also to thrive and give back to their host community.
Kenya’s Dadaab struggles with new influx of Somalis fleeing drought
Drought and conflict in Somalia have pushed more people to seek safety in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, where residents were already suffering after five failed rainy seasons.
UNHCR welcomes recent funding boost from Germany to provide life-saving support to thousands affected by drought in Kenya and Somalia
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the recent additional funding from the Government of Germany, to provide life-saving assistance and protection to millions of people impacted by the devastating drought ravaging the Horn of Africa region, including Kenya and...
UNHCR welcomes Kenya’s decision to end statelessness for the Pemba people
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the Government of Kenya’s pronouncement to bring to an end to the long-term problem of statelessness for the Pemba people in Kenya. The announcement by Kenyan President William Ruto came during celebrations to mark...
UNHCR statement on protest at Kakuma refugee camp
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, calls for dialogue and peaceful engagement following an unauthorized demonstration by a group of refugees with an LGBTIQ+ profile in front of its office in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya, on 23 November. On Wednesday morning, a group of...
Unilever boosts UNHCR’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Dadaab refugee schools
In 2020, as the world was trying to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, so were refugee children like 15-year-old Fatuma Mohamed, an avid lover of science subjects. With strict measures put in place by the Kenyan Ministries of Health and Education, schools in Kenya...
Refugee-led business provides clean energy to camp residents
Vasco Hamisi is hard at work checking on the solar panels at Okapi Green Energy Limited, in northwestern Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp. The Congolese refugee is the brains behind this outfit, which provides clean energy to 200 businesses inside and outside the camp, as...