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Nowhere to hide from climate change in Kenyan refugee camp
18 Dec 2009 Livestock farmer flees deadly drought and insecurity in Ethiopia and Somalia only to face climate change-linked flooding in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps. -
Congolese refugee boy wins international peace award for running radio programme
4 Dec 2009 A 16-year-old Congolese refugee, Baruani Ndume, wins the International Children's Peace Prize for producing a radio programme for children. -
16 Days of Activism: Special office in Kenyan refugee camp helps victims of sexual violence
30 Nov 2009 A special office - supported by UNHCR and run by CARE - counsels victims of sexual violence at a camp in Kenya's Dadaab region and helps to empower them. -
UNHCR prepares for possible flooding in Dadaab refugee camps; appeals for US$2.8 million
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The repatriation of 400 Burundians closes a chapter in long-running refugee saga
30 Oct 2009 UNHCR begins the repatriation of the final group of long-term Burundian refugees in Tanzania who want to go home, a landmark operation. -
Conflict and drought force more than 50,000 Somalis to flee to Kenya this year
25 Sep 2009 More than 50,000 Somali civilians have fled to Kenya since the beginning of the year to escape continuing fighting and a prolonged drought. -
Angelina Jolie visits "dire" refugee settlement on Kenyan border with Somalia
12 Sep 2009 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits the world's largest refugee camp, overcrowded with 285,000 mostly Somali refugees on the Kenyan border. -
UN High Commissioner calls for urgent international action to remedy "dire" situation in Somalia
6 Aug 2009 High Commissioner António Guterres meets with Kenyan officials and calls for international solidarity to address Somalia crisis. -
UNHCR chief visits Dadaab, draws attention to "dramatic" Somali refugee crisis
5 Aug 2009 High Commissioner António Guterres visits sprawling, overcrowded Dadaab camp complex in Kenya and draws attention to the Somali refugee crisis.