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.

Additional information

For information about our work in Kenya:

For legislation, case law and UNHCR policy relating to claims for international protection, visit Refworld.

Help

Are you a refugee or asylum-seeker in Kenya? Find information about your rights and available services on our HELP site.

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Kenya website

Visit the UNHCR Kenya website for more information on our work in the area and the latest local news and stories.

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Operational updates

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.

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Office contact details

The UNHCR Country Representative 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

Phone:
+41 22 739 7280

Fax:
+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: closed
Saturday: closed
Sunday: closed

Public holidays

2 January 2023, New Year's Day
7 April 2023, Good Friday
10 April 2023, Easter Monday
21 April 2023, Eid al-Fitr
1 May 2023, Labour Day
1 June 2023, Madaraka day
28 June 2023, Eid al-Adha
12 December 2023, Jamhuri Day
25 December 2023, Christmas Day

Head of 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

Phone:
+41 22 739 7562

Fax:
41 22 739 7563

Time zone:
GMT +3

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