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UNHCR introduces ATMs to supply water in Dadaab refugee markets

The establishment of the water kiosks is part of the Garissa Integrated Socio-Economic Development Plan (GISEDP), allowing refugees and host communities to share sustainable development programmes.
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Home at last: For refugees in Kenya, moving from temporary shelter to newly built houses makes a world of difference

Kika converted her transitional shelter into a stone house using the cash she received in her bank account under a cash-based intervention project of the UN Refugee Agency

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Expectant Refugee Mothers Find Solace in Continued Maternal Health Services During COVID-19

The UN Refugee Agency has provided more than 3,140 pregnant women and girls in Kenya’s Kakuma camp and Kalobeyei settlement with uninterrupted access to maternal health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Refugee students get lessons over radio during Kenya school shutdown

Teachers broadcast classes over community radio to keep refugee students learning.

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UNHCR and humanitarian agencies strengthen health response in Kenya refugee camps

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, humanitarian agencies and the Government of Kenya are strengthening their COVID-19 response, after it was confirmed by the Government that two individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Dadaab refugee camps.
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UNHCR deeply shocked by the death of a young Congolese asylum-seeker in Kakuma refugee camp