UNHCR urges dialogue and peaceful coexistence among refugees in Kakuma refugee camp
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called today for enhanced dialogue among refugee communities living in Kakuma to help reduce the tensions which have emerged in a specific area of the refugee camp. In recent weeks, UNHCR has received conflicting reports from different communities who have been accusing each other of […]
UNHCR Kenya Statement on false claims about transfer of refugees from Kakuma to Nairobi
This statement is issued in response to recent false claims on social media that UNHCR was involved last week in transferring refugees from Kakuma refugee camp to Nairobi. The encampment policy of the Government of Kenya dictates that all refugees and asylum-seekers on Kenyan territory must reside in one of […]
World Refugee Day 2020 Blog
Message from Fillipo Grandi during the WRD2020 On #WorldRefugeeDay, we celebrate and honour refugees across the world. You never cease to inspire us. From the UN High Commissioner for Refugees @FilippoGrandi to you: pic.twitter.com/eT7Y7y0GAu — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) June 20, 2020 Bahati Ernestine , a refugee living […]
Soap maker in Kenya refugee camp lowers prices to fight COVID-19
When Innocent Havyarimana, a Burundian refugee, first heard handwashing was crucial in preventing coronavirus, he did something few businessmen would do – he lowered his prices. Others might have raised prices to increase profit, but his aim was to make his soap as accessible as possible, so he also boosted […]
UNHCR and humanitarian agencies strengthen health response in Kenya refugee camps
Nairobi/Geneva, Kenya, 20 May 2020 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, humanitarian agencies and the Government of Kenya are strengthening their COVID-19 response, after it was confirmed by the Government that two individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Dadaab refugee camps. In line with the Government of Kenya’s directives, […]
UNHCR Ramadan Appeal calls for support for refugees and displaced people amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Nairobi, Kenya, 5 May 2020 – Hundreds of thousands among the 70.8 million refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons worldwide are among those observing the holy month of Ramadan. However, the pandemic has made them particularly vulnerable due to their limited access to clean water and quality sanitation and […]
Kakuma refugee camp: update on the sit-in protest in front of UNHCR office
After several efforts over the last three days by UNHCR, the National Police Service and the Refugee Affairs Secretariat to resolve peacefully a sit-in protest outside the UNHCR’s office in Kakuma, Kenya, and offer realistic solutions to the 60 refugees and asylum seekers involved, they were moved today by the […]
UNHCR expresses concern over refugees engaged in a sit-in protest in Kakuma refugee camp
Nairobi, 29 April 2020 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expressed today its concern about a sit-in in front of its office in Kakuma, Kenya, organized by some 60 refugees and asylum seekers citing security concerns and asking to be resettled to a third country. UNHCR reiterated that due to the COVID-19 […]
UNHCR is profoundly saddened by the death of a South Sudanese refugee in the Kakuma refugee camp.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened by the death of a South Sudanese refugee in Kakuma refugee camp, who passed away while receiving treatment in the hospital on Sunday 26 April. We have expressed our condolences to the deceased’s family and community and...