World Refugee Day 2004 National Activity Plan: Kenya

UNHCR will organise various events in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps. This includes performances by refugee artists, sports activities in Kakuma involving refugees from both camps and the host community, as well as an essay competition on the theme of "repatriation" for students in both camps. The winning essays will be published in the local papers.

UNHCR will invite government officials and donors based in Nairobi to attend the event to be held in Kakuma camp.

Local artists will perform a play in a leading theatre in Nairobi on 16 June. A pictorial exhibition on the repatriation of refugees will be set up at the French Cultural Centre in Nairobi for a week.

A UNHCR film and a video on the refugee aid programme in Kenya will be broadcast on national TV channels on 20 June.

An awareness week will be organised at Moi University with the collaboration of the Department of Refugee Affairs Activities. Activities will include talks, video shows, and distribution of information about UNHCR's activities and refugee issues in Kenya.