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Love of family, country draw first refugees back to Somalia from Kenya
9 Dec 2013 Next January, UNHCR will begin assisting Somali refugees who want to return from Kenya on their own. One young mother tells what's pulling her home. -
UNHCR stresses that repatriation of Somalis from Kenya must be voluntary
26 Nov 2013 The understanding was reaffirmed when Kenyan and Somali refugee commissioners visited Dadaab refugee camp-complex to discuss the repatriation process. -
Enthusiastic turnout for elections at world's largest refugee site
28 Aug 2013 At the sprawling Dadaab complex in Kenya, tens of thousands of refugees are taking part in a four-day exercise to elect a new leadership. -
Together At Last: Abdi's nine-year journey to find his family
25 Jun 2013 Abdi was born in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, where his Somali parents grew up, met and married. But in 2004, when the family left for resettlement, he was left behind. -
Top Kenyan university opens campus next to world's largest refugee camp
10 Oct 2012 Nairobi's Kenyatta University opens a campus in Dadaab and courses will be open to Kenyan citizens and to refugees living in the nearby refugee complex. -
Nairobi workshop creates hope for HIV patients in emergencies
4 Sep 2012 East African experts trade experiences and find ways to make sure people living with HIV are not ignored when next drought or flood hits. -
Kakuma camp in Kenya surpasses its 100,000 capacity
6 Aug 2012 UNHCR has serious concerns as refugees continue to arrive and the camp area cannot expand without a new source of water. -
Refugees lament losses as fire razes market in Kenya's Dadaab camp
2 Aug 2012 No refugees were hurt in Sunday's fire but most of the market in Dagahaley camp in the Dadaab refugee complex has been razed to the ground. -
Number of Somali refugees in Horn of Africa passes 1 million mark
17 Jul 2012 But UNHCR data for the main arrival countries of Kenya and Ethiopia also shows lower but steady numbers of people leaving Somalia.