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Sudanese refugees sharpen their skills as they prepare to return home
26 Oct 2005 Last January's peace agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement ended more than two decades of civil war and paved the way for refugees in neighbouring countries to return home. In Kenya, some are gearing up to go back to South Sudan, even though for others the destruction or complete lack of basic infrastructure remains a serious disincentive. -
First willing refugees could return to South Sudan after rainy season, says Guterres
30 Aug 2005 High Commissioner António Guterres told South Sudanese refugees at Kenya's Kakuma camp that returns could start in October and that no one will be forced back. He listened as women expressed fears of losing their rights upon return and urged refugees to help consolidate the peace process in their homeland. -
First Somali refugees fly home from Kenya after two-year break
17 Aug 2005 The first airlifts from Kenya to Somalia in two years left Dadaab this week, bringing 59 Somali refugees home after more than a decade in exile. The returnees are heading to safe areas in northern Somalia. -
Designers on a mission: dressing refugee girls for sports
6 Jul 2005 A team from Nike's apparel department recently went to Kenya's Dadaab camp to teach Somali refugee girls to make culturally sensitive and comfortable sports uniforms specially designed for them. It was part of the "Together for Girls" project to encourage refugee girls to attend school. -
Thousands flock to UNHCR in Nairobi ahead of government deadline
23 Jun 2005 A week before the cut-off date for all foreigners in Kenya to register themselves, thousands of people have swamped UNHCR's office in Nairobi hoping to be registered as asylum seekers. -
Cartoon exhibition gives refugees the last laugh
21 Jun 2005 For World Refugee Day, Kenya has launched a cartoon exhibition that tickles the funny bones while celebrating the courage that refugees need to survive in exile. It examines refugees' contribution to their host countries, featuring caricatures of prominent people who were once refugees. -
Classical concert raises funds for refugee girls' education in Kenya
12 May 2005 More than 600 people gathered in Geneva for a charity concert by the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, led by the world famous conductor and pianist Christian Zacharias, in support of UNHCR's "Together for Girls" initiative in Dadaab refugee camp. -
Heavy rains kill boy, leave over 25,000 refugees homeless in Kenya
3 May 2005 Thousands of Somali refugees have been left homeless after heavy rains destroyed their homes in Dadaab camp, north-eastern Kenya. A boy was killed when his shelter collapsed. Food and relief items have been distributed amid fears of fuel shortage and water-borne diseases. -
International Women's Day: Help us conquer challenges, refugee women tell men
9 Mar 2005 Refugee women in Kenya's Kakuma camp urged their male counterparts to help them overcome harmful cultural practices such as forced marriages and female circumcision. There were also appeals for girls to go to school and for Sudanese women to help rebuild their motherland.