Kenya
As of 31 December 2021, Kenya hosts over 540,000 refugees and asylum-seekers mainly living in the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps as well as urban areas, including the capital, Nairobi. Women and children make up 77% of the refugees and asylum seekers. Kenya has also identified some 18,500 stateless persons in the country.
Despite progress towards comprehensive solutions, new refugee arrivals and new birth registrations have led to a gradual increase in the overall population in the camps. The Covid-19 pandemic also affected the voluntary repatriation programme to Somalia, Ethiopia and Burundi through small-scale repatriation to Somalia and Burundi resumed in 2021.
As requested by the Government of Kenya in 2021, UNHCR developed a six-pillar joint Roadmap for Solutions and continues to advocate and work with the Government to ensure that refugees and asylum-seekers in Kenya have access to both protection and solutions.
For information about our work in Kenya:
- Information for refugees and asylum-seekers in Kenya – help.unhcr.org
- Visit our country website - Kenya (English)
- For legislation, case law and UNHCR policy relating to claims for international protection, visit Refworld.
- For up-to-date information about our programmes and operations in Kenya, including funding level and donor contributions, visit Global Focus, UNHCR's reporting portal.
Contact Information
The UNHCR Representation in Kenya
Street Address:
United Nations Complex UN Avenue, Gigiri, P.O. Box 43801-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 43801-00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone:
41 22 739 7280
Facsimile:
41 22 739 7281
Email:
[email protected]
Working Hours:
Monday: 8:00 - 16:45
Tuesday: 8:00 - 16:45
Wednesday: 8:00 - 16:45
Thursday: 8:00 - 16:45
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Public Holidays:
03 January 2022, New Year's Day
15 April 2022, Good Friday
18 April 2022, Easter Monday
02 May 2022, Labour Day
03 May 2022, Eid al-Fitr
01 June 2022, Madaraka day
11 July 2022, Eid al-Adha
12 December 2022, Jamhuri Day
26 December 2022, Christmas Day
UNHCR Sub Office Dadaab
Street Address:
Head of UNHCR Sub Office Dadaab, Dadaab Humanitarian Compound (on southern side of Dada, (on southern side of Dadaab town on road from Garissa), Dadaab, Kenya
Mailing Address:
UNHCR Sub Office Dadaab,, c/o UNHCR Branch Office for Kenya, 35 Rhapta Road, Westlands,, P.O. Box 43801, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone:
41 22 739 7562
Facsimile:
41 22 739 7563
Time Zone:
GMT + 3
Working Hours:
Monday: 08:00 - 17:30
Tuesday: 08:00 - 17:30
Wednesday: 08:00 - 17:30
Thursday: 08:00 - 17:30
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Public Holidays:
03 January 2022, New Year's Day
15 April 2022, Good Friday
18 April 2022, Easter Monday
02 May 2022, Labour Day
03 May 2022, Eid al-Fitr
01 June 2022, Madaraka day
11 July 2022, Eid al-Adha
12 December 2022, Jamhuri Day
26 December 2022, Christmas Day