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Kenya:
In Phone Call, Ban and Kenyan President Discuss Govt's Decision to Close Refugee Camps
UN News, 18 May 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke today by telephone with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya following the Kenyan Government's recent decision to close the Dadaab… Read more »
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Kenya:
UN Unlikely to Hit Targets for Refugees' Return to Somalia
Nation, 18 May 2016
A total of 13,440 refugees have voluntarily returned to Somalia from the Dadaab camp in the past 18 months, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. Read more »
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Kenya:
UN Says Only 13,000 Refugees Have Left Dadaab in 18 Months
Nation, 18 May 2016
A total of 13,440 Dadaab camp refugees have voluntarily returned to Somalia in the last 18 months, a UN official has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
UN Security Council Coming to Kenya to Press Uhuru on Refugees
Nation, 18 May 2016
United Nations Security Council members left New York on Tuesday night for a four-day visit to Kenya, Somalia and Egypt. Read more »
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Kenya:
Why Kenya Will Not Shut Down World's Largest Refugee Camp
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 18 May 2016
Kenyan government plans to close Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp, will not happen because in Kenya true hospitality emerges when times are hard Read more »
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Kenya:
Sending Away Refugees Won't Stop Attacks
Nation, 17 May 2016
The government appears committed in its latest effort to close Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps. Read more »
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Kenya:
Former UK Minister Backs Plan to Close Down Dadaab Refugee Camp
Nation, 17 May 2016
A former British Foreign secretary, who now heads one of the world's largest relief organisations, has backed Kenya's controversial plan to close Dadaab, the world's largest… Read more »
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Kenya:
Garissa Leaders Differ Over Plans to Repatriate Refugees At Dadaab Camp
Nation, 16 May 2016
Political leaders in Garissa County on Sunday differed over a government decision to close the sprawling Dadaab camp and send the refugees back to Somalia over insecurity. Read more »
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Kenya:
No 'Silver Bullet' for Kenya's Security
Atlantic Council, 16 May 2016
On May 6, the Kenyan government announced that it would cease hosting the estimated 600,000 refugees that currently call Kenya home. Days later, the government scaled back its… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenyan Refugee Camp Closures Will Have Disastrous Consequences
IPS, 11 May 2016
The Kenyan government's decision to close its refugee camps will have disastrous consequences and must be reconsidered, international organisations have stated. Read more »