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UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese from Kenya
28 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency has resumed the repatriation of Sudanese from Kenya after poor weather and road conditions halted the operation for three months. -
Somali refugee band makes waves in Kenya
11 Jun 2007 A group of Somali refugee musicians in the Kenyan capital Nairobi have ruffled a few feathers with their flouting of conservative traditions and their songs on sensitive issues, but they are determined to resist attempts to silence their band. -
UNHCR sends aid from Kenya to Somali town struggling with IDPs and disease
19 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency has sent two truckloads of much-needed relief and medical supplies from Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya to the Somali town of Dobley, which is struggling to cope with an influx of 4,000 displaced Somalis and an outbreak of diarrhoea -
International Women's Day: UNHCR and Nike encourage Somali refugee girls to play sports
8 Mar 2007 It has been a hard struggle, but UNHCR and its corporate partner Nike have had some success over the past three years in encouraging Somali girls to engage in sports at three refugee camps here in north-east Kenya. -
New refugee teachers one of the keys to development in southern Sudan
29 Jan 2007 Grace Anyieth has wanted to be a teacher since she was a child, but she now sees it as more than just a vocation after years of exile from her troubled homeland. After graduating from a teacher training course in a Kenyan refugee camp, she hopes to contribute to the development of her native Sudan. -
UNHCR calls on Kenya to halt Somali returns
3 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency expressed concern Wednesday over reports that Kenyan authorities were forcibly returning Somalis who had fled the recent strife in their homeland. -
Deputy High Commissioner Chamberlin visits flood-hit camps in Kenya
18 Dec 2006 UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Wendy Chamberlin voiced concern about the vulnerability of refugees in north-east Kenya after visiting camps ravaged by heavy floods. -
US Air Force airdrops UNHCR relief supplies to refugees in north-east Kenya
11 Dec 2006 A US military aircraft on Friday began an emergency airdrop for UNHCR of tonnes of urgently needed relief supplies for thousands of refugees affected by flooding in north-east Kenya. -
Kenyan refugee camp hosts first refugee youth film festival in East Africa
7 Dec 2006 It's got a long way to catch up with Cannes, Venice or Sundance, but a recent film festival in north-west Kenya proved a great hit with dozens of refugees. Screening films directed by refugees, organisers hope the festival will become an annual event.