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Somalia: Enduring Security Concerns At Dadaab Refugee Camp
Shabelle, 17 June 2012
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees will mark this year's World Refugee Day next week amid security concerns at the Dadaab refugee complex inKenyawhich borders war-torn… Read more »
Kenya: Security Concerns Plague Refugee Camp
Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp, hosts nearly 500,000 people with more arriving daily, raising experts' concerns about security and living conditions.
Refugees, most of them women, young children and the elderly, arrive daily from Somalia, but Dadaab no longer offers a safe haven, experts say.
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Kenya: No Consensus On Way Ahead for World's Biggest Refugee Camp
UNIRIN, 15 June 2012
Key stakeholders meeting on 14 June to discuss the future of Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya acknowledge that there are tough choices ahead, but no agreed way forward. Read more »
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Kenya: Dadaab - the Camps Cannot Go On
MSF, 14 June 2012
It is only a matter of time before the next emergency hits the Dadaab refugee camp, says a briefing paper, Dadaab: Shadows of Lives, released today by Médecins Sans… Read more »
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Kenya: Why Dadaab Camp Is No Longer a Refuge
The Star, 12 June 2012
Amina arrived in Dadaab in 1992, when she was one year old. Born in Afmadow, Somalia, she fled from her own country because of violence, drought and a lack of food. In the refugee… Read more »
InFocus
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This year is the 20th anniversary of the world's biggest refugee camp, set up by aid agencies in 1991 to accomodate displaced people, mostly Somalis. Read more »
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If the government changed its encampment policy for refugees and included Dadaab in its development plans, the country could reap major economic and human benefits, writes Melanie ... Read more »
