UN Criticises Kenya's Plan to Close Refugee Camps
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says the government's decision to close Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps will affect as many as 600,000 lives, largely from Somalia and South Sudan.
Dadaab refugee camp (file photo)
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Kenya:
UN Criticises Kenya for Plan on Refugees
Nation, 9 May 2016
The United Nations has condemned Kenya's decision to close down Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya to Stop Hosting Somali Refugees - Government
Citizen, 8 May 2016
Refugees from Somalia will no longer be accepted in Kenya, the government said Friday citing security fears. Read more »
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Kenya:
Treat Refugees With Due Consideration
Nation, 7 May 2016
It is unclear what prompted the decision by the government to declare that Kenya would no longer host refugees and that authorities would soon move to close the sprawling Kakuma… Read more »
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Kenya:
Collateral Damage - the Refugees Caught Up in Kenya's Cynical Electioneering
Daily Maverick, 9 May 2016
Kenya's recent decision to close refugee camps - that between them host more than 400,000 vulnerable men, women and children - cannot be implemented. It is good politics, however,… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya to Shut Camps Over Shabaab Threat, Disbands Refugee Unit
Capital FM, 6 May 2016
The government on Friday disbanded the Department of Refugee Affairs (DRA) in measures leading to closure of two refugee camps citing terrorism threats. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya Disbands Refugee Agency and Orders Closure of Camps
Radio Dalsan, 7 May 2016
Kenyan government has announced the disbandment of the Refugee Affairs Department (RAD) and closure of all refugee camps in the country. Read more »
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Kenya:
MSF Urges Kenya Not to Shut Down Dadaab Refugee Camp
Al Jazeera, 7 May 2016
Medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) has urged the Kenyan government to reconsider their decision to shut down the Dadaab refugee camp, warning that closure would risk the… Read more »
InFocus
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The refugees who were living in Dadaab camp, the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, had been repatriated up to early April when the exercise was suspended. Read more »
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. will also provide equipment, training and intelligence to help the government fight terror, and he urged the Kenyan government to ... Read more »
