Somalia: 24,000 Refugees Voluntarily Left Dadaab for Somalia

At least 24,000 refugees from expansive Dadaab camp have so far been assisted to voluntary return to Somalia since a tripartite agreement was signed in 2014, a senior UN official has said.

Speaking during the commissioning of Dadaab power station in Dadaab, Deputy Representative of the United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to Kenya Wella Kouyou said in 2016 alone, 18,000 have voluntary gone back to Somalia.

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