UNHCR offers solutions to refugees engaged in sit-in protest
UNHCR continues to engage with and to seek solutions for some 55 refugees with an LGBTI profile who started a sit-in protest in front of its office in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday 8 April. The group demands expedited refugee status determination and immediate resettlement. They have been living in a […]
UNHCR welcomes the release of refugees; expresses continued commitment to dialogue and search for solutions
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the release of a group of refugees and asylum-seekers, including some with an LGBTI profile, who were arrested on 20 February 2019 on a misdemeanor charge under the Physical Planning Act. Their arrest followed a multi-day sit-in near UNHCR’s compound in Nairobi, Kenya. UNHCR, […]
UNHCR’s Statement on a Report Published by Human Rights Watch
In all of our engagements with Government officials (both bilaterally and within the framework established under the Tripartite Agreement of 2013), refugees and other stakeholders, we have consistently stressed that repatriation must be voluntary and cannot, therefore, be time-bound.
Joint Communiqué: Ministerial Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Repatriation of Somali Refugees from Kenya to Somalia
The Commission directed the Tripartite Technical Committee to conclude concrete operational modalities and support measures which will be provided in Kenya and Somalia to ensure the safe, dignified, voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of Somali refugees from Kenya
UNHCR Appeals to Kenya Over Decision to End Refugee Hosting
The safety of hundreds of thousands of Somalis, South Sudanese and others has hinged on Kenya’s generosity and its willingness to be a leading beacon in the region for international protection.