Statelessness: The Makonde Community
UNHCR has a mandate to identify, reduce and prevent statelessness, as well as to protect stateless persons in Kenya
Commissioning of Boreholes in Kakuma 1
Team and Team International, a South Korean NGO and operational partner of UNHCR in the water sector, handed over a new borehole in Kakuma 1.
Refugees Curtain Raise for Renowned Hip-hop Artist
The artists working with refugee youth under the ‘Artists for Refugees’ program included 7 refugees from Sudan, Somali, Burundi, Congo and one artist from the host community (Turkana).
Kenya/Somalia Forced Migrants Rights Training
UNHCR Kenya took part in a training under the Kenya/Somali Forced Migrants Rights Initiative Project organised.
Football Star Launches “Barefoot to Boots” Initiative in Kakuma
Awer Mabil, a former South Sudanese refugee and current football star at Australian top league football club Adelaide United, returned to Kakuma Refugee Camp to launch a powerful initiative called “Barefoot to Boots.”
World Refugee Day 2015 – Kakuma
There was pomp and endless gaiety in Kakuma which was the epicenter of World Refugee Day celebrations in Kenya.
Refugee Business Forum
UNHCR and partners in conjunction with Danish Refugee Council, University of Nairobi and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government organized a business forum ahead of the World Refugee Day Celebration
Day of the African Child 2015
UNHCR supports the Day of the African Child 2015 themed ‘End Child Marriage in Africa’.
Hungry for help: refugees in Kenya feel the effects of recent food cuts
Nyachot squints up at the midday sun above Kakuma Camp as she stirs the daily meal for her family.