UNHCR and partners appeal for US$1.3 billion to support South Sudanese refugees
This is a summary of what was said by Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. To protect and assist 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees in the region this year, UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
UNHCR welcomes Kenya’s decision to end statelessness for the Pemba people
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the steps the Government of Kenya is taking to resolve the long-term problem of statelessness for the Pemba people in Kenya. During celebrations to mark the country’s 59th Jamhuri Day on 12 December, Kenya’s...
Somalis flee drought and conflict to Kenya’s Dadaab camps
Some 45,000 Somalis have arrived to Dadaab in 2022 and more are expected to arrive in the coming months, but resources to receive them are stretched. By Moulid Hujale in Dadaab, Kenya | 13 December 2022 Back home in Somalia, Dekow Derow Ali, a father of four...