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UNHCR statement on protest at Kakuma refugee camp

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...

Refugee-led business provides clean energy to camp residents

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...