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Kenyan woman who welcomed a refugee into her home
“I did not know much about refugees until I met Jean Petil”
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Visiting Turkish doctors give specialized health care to refugees and host communities in Kakuma
More than 6000 people received free medical services during the Kakuma health week.
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#10YearChallenge of a South Sudanese refugee in Kenya
#10YearChallenge has gone viral as people make comparisons of themselves now and 10 years ago. Elizabeth, a South Sudanese refugee living in Dadaab refugee camp, in north-eastern Kenya, recalls living a simple life as the last born in her family of 5, before the war forced them out of their country.
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UNHCR upgrades its data management system to improve efficiency
Population Registration and Identity Management EcoSystem (PRIMES) has been rolled out in the Government registration centres in Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Mombasa and Dadaab camp
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Advance vocational training empowers refugees and Kenyans in Kalobeyei Settlement
Vocational skills training equips refugees and Kenyans with market-oriented skills that empower them to make choices
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Voluntary Repatriation of Somali Refugees
In November 2013, a Tripartite Agreement between the Governments of Somalia, Kenya and UNHCR was signed.
Voluntary repatriation process started on 8 December 2014 when the first group of refugees voluntarily returned to Somalia.
81,983 The number of Somali refugees who have voluntarily returned home since the process began.
Since 8 December 2014, when UNHCR started supporting voluntary return of Somali refugees. In 2019, 77 Somalis have been supported to return home.
