Refugees from South Sudan

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Refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan - Total JSON 
176,776
Last updated 29 Feb 2024
Source - UNHCR 

   Kenya - pre-15 December 2013 static figure

Pre-15 December caseload may change due to registration, births, deaths and departures. As of 15 December, the figure of pre-influx refugees (and asylum-seekers) was 45,239.
Breakdown by County JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Garissa UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   0.9% 1,512
Nairobi UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   4.8% 8,499
Turkana UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   94.3% 166,765

Demography JSON 
Demographic data may not be available from every location
Source - UNHCR
Refugees and aylum-seekers from South Sudan - Total JSON 
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    2024 South Sudan Regional Response Plan - At a Glance

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    Publish date: 28 March 2024 (16 hours ago)
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    2024 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan

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    Publish date: 28 March 2024 (16 hours ago)
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    2022 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan

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    2022 Year End Report
    Publish date: 15 March 2024 (13 days ago)
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    UNHCR EHAGL Operational Update October – December 2023

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    UNHCR EHAGL Operational Update October – December 2023
    Publish date: 27 February 2024 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR EHAGL Operational Update July - September 2023

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    UNHCR EHAGL Operational Update July - September 2023
    Publish date: 27 November 2023 (4 months ago)
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    Meeting Minutes - Inter-Agency Coordination Meeting 12 Oct 2018

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    Meeting Minutes - Inter-Agency Coordination Meeting 12 Oct 2018
    Publish date: 2 November 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Total Population as of 31st Aug 2019

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    Total Population as of 31st Aug 2019
    Publish date: 5 September 2019 (4 years ago)
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    UNHCR Drought Situation Response Update #12 - July 2023

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    UNHCR Drought Situation Response Update #12 - July 2023
    Publish date: 4 September 2023 (6 months ago)
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    UNHCR Drought Situation Response Update #10 - May 2023

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    Publish date: 12 July 2023 (8 months ago)
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    UNHCR Drought Situation Response Update #5 - December 2022

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    Publish date: 31 January 2023 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR Drought Situation Response Update #3 - October 2022

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    Publish date: 8 December 2022 (1 year ago)
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    Kakuma & Kalobeyei Population Statistics-As of 31 Dec 2020

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    Kakuma & Kalobeyei Population Statistics-As of 31 Dec 2020
    Publish date: 31 December 2020 (3 years ago)
    Create date: 7 January 2021 (3 years ago)
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    Kakuma & Kalobeyei Population Statistics- as of 30 November 2020

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    Kakuma & Kalobeyei Population Statistics- as of 30 November 2020
    Publish date: 30 November 2020 (3 years ago)
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    UNHCR Kakuma - New Arrivals Registration Trend as of 30th Sep 2020

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    UNHCR Kakuma - New Arrivals Registration Trend as of 30th Sep 2020
    Publish date: 30 September 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Kakuma and Kalobeyei Population Statistics - As of 30th September 2020

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    Kakuma and Kalobeyei Population Statistics - As of 30th September 2020
    Publish date: 30 September 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Total Population as of 31st Aug 2019

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    Total Population as of 31st Aug 2019
    Publish date: 5 September 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Kenya Mid Year Report - 2020 SSD RRRP

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    Kenya Mid Year Report - 2020 SSD RRRP
    Publish date: 29 September 2020 (3 years ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – Kenya 2018 End Year Infographics

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    One page infographic on the South Sudanese refugee response in Kenya in 2018
    Publish date: 7 May 2019 (4 years ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – Kenya 2018 End Year Report

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    Interagency report on the South Sudanese refugee response in Kenya in 2018
    Publish date: 7 May 2019 (4 years ago)
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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020 (Revised May 2019)

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    Revised Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020
    Publish date: 18 December 2018 (5 years ago)
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    2019-2020 South Sudan Regional RRP - At a Glance Overview (Revised May 2019)

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    Revised overview of the regional refugee response for 2019-2020
    Publish date: 18 December 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Kakuma and Kalobeyei Population Statistics - As of 30th September 2020

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    Kakuma and Kalobeyei Population Statistics - As of 30th September 2020
    Publish date: 30 September 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Total Population as of 31st Aug 2019

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    Total Population as of 31st Aug 2019
    Publish date: 5 September 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Population Per Location as of 31 Aug 2019

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    Population Per Location as of 31 Aug 2019
    Publish date: 5 September 2019 (4 years ago)
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    UNHCR Kakuma - New Arrivals Registration Trend as of 31 AUGUST 2019

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    UNHCR Kakuma - New Arrivals Registration Trend as of 31 AUGUST 2019
    Publish date: 5 September 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Kakuma.Total Population as of 31st July 2019

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    Kakuma.Total Population as of 31st July 2019
    Publish date: 13 August 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Summary Report- Understanding the Socioeconomic Conditions of Refugees in Kenya

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    Results from the 2019 Kakuma Socioeconomic Survey - Summary Report
    Publish date: 5 March 2021 (3 years ago)
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    Full Report- Understanding the Socioeconomic Conditions of Refugees in Kenya

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    Results from the 2019 Kakuma Socioeconomic Survey
    Publish date: 5 March 2021 (3 years ago)
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    RB-EHAGL: Critical Funding Needs - Horn of Africa Drought Situation Nov-Dec 2022

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    Underfunded situation
    Publish date: 18 November 2022 (1 year ago)
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    2018 South Sudan RRP Inter-Agency Funding Snapshot Dec 2018

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    Final 2018 South Sudan RRP Inter-Agency Funding Snapshot.
    Publish date: 16 January 2019 (5 years ago)
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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Regional level at a glance

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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Regional level at a glance
    Publish date: 16 October 2017 (6 years ago)
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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Kenya at a glance

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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Kenya at a glance
    Publish date: 16 October 2017 (6 years ago)
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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan Funding snapshot as of 1 June 2017

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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan Funding snapshot as of 1 June 2017
    Publish date: 1 June 2017 (6 years ago)
    Create date: 13 June 2017 (6 years ago)
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    Kenya Mid Year Report - 2020 SSD RRRP

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    Kenya Mid Year Report - 2020 SSD RRRP
    Publish date: 29 September 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Kakuma.Total Population as of 31st July 2019

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    Kakuma.Total Population as of 31st July 2019
    Publish date: 13 August 2019 (4 years ago)
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    South Sudan Situation: 2023 Regional Refugee Response Plan at a Glance

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    Regional Refugee Response Plan
    Publish date: 20 February 2023 (1 year ago)
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    2023 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan

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    Regional Refugee Response Plan
    Publish date: 20 February 2023 (1 year ago)
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    2024 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan

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    Publish date: 28 March 2024 (16 hours ago)
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    UNHCR EHAGL Operational Update October – December 2023

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    UNHCR EHAGL Operational Update October – December 2023
    Publish date: 27 February 2024 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR EHAGL Operational Update July - September 2023

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    UNHCR EHAGL Operational Update July - September 2023
    Publish date: 27 November 2023 (4 months ago)
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    UNHCR Drought Situation Response Update #4 - November 2022

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    Publish date: 21 December 2022 (1 year ago)
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    East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region Operational Update - July-September 2022

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    Publish date: 7 November 2022 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation Jan-Feb 2020

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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation Jan-Feb 2020
    Publish date: 20 March 2020 (4 years ago)
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    INCLUSIVE JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR HOST COMMUNITIES, REFUGEES AND OTHER FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Jo...

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    EXPANDING LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
    Publish date: 14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
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    Refugees Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Xchange, 5 March 2019

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    Economic Inclusion of Refugees
    Publish date: 14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
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    Annex D: Concept Note Template - Kenya 2018

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    Annex D of the Guidance Note on the Selection and Retention of Partners for Project Partnership Agreements
    Publish date: 22 August 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Solutions Strategy - UNHCR Kakuma camp and Kalobeyei Settlement

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    Solutions Strategy - UNHCR Kakuma camp and Kalobeyei Settlement
    Publish date: 13 August 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Child Protection Strategy - UNHCR Kakuma camp

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    Child Protection Strategy - UNHCR Kakuma camp
    Publish date: 13 August 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Kenya Refugee Response Plan for South Sudanese 2019-2020

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    Kenya Refugee Response Plan for South Sudanese 2019-2020
    Publish date: 18 December 2018 (5 years ago)
    Create date: 18 December 2018 (5 years ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – Kenya 2018 Mid-Year Infographics

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    One page infographic on the South Sudan refugee response in Kenya in 2018
    Publish date: 1 October 2018 (5 years ago)
    Create date: 1 October 2018 (5 years ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – Kenya 2018 Mid-Year Report

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    Interagency report on the South Sudan refugee response in Kenya in 2018
    Publish date: 1 October 2018 (5 years ago)
    Create date: 1 October 2018 (5 years ago)
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    2024 South Sudan Regional Response Plan - At a Glance

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    Publish date: 28 March 2024 (16 hours ago)
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    South Sudan Situation: Population Dashboard - 30 June 2023

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    Regional Overview of South Sudan refugee population
    Publish date: 26 July 2023 (8 months ago)
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    DROUGHT SITUATION | Affected displaced populations in the EHAGL region - 30 June 2023

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    Following poor rainfall in recent years, along with changing climatic conditions, the Horn of Africa region is facing a catastrophic drought. The drought is severely affecting millions of refugees, in...
    Publish date: 26 July 2023 (8 months ago)
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    DROUGHT SITUATION | Affected displaced populations in the EHAGL region - 31 May 2023

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    Following poor rainfall in recent years, along with changing climatic conditions, the Horn of Africa region is facing a catastrophic drought. The drought is severely affecting millions of refugees, in...
    Publish date: 3 July 2023 (8 months ago)
    Create date: 3 July 2023 (8 months ago)
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    South Sudan Situation: Population Dashboard - 31 May 2023

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    Regional Overview of South Sudan refugee population
    Publish date: 27 June 2023 (9 months ago)
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    2022 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan

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    2022 Year End Report
    Publish date: 15 March 2024 (13 days ago)
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    2020 Year End Report for the South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP)

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    Publish date: 12 August 2021 (2 years ago)
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    Executive summary of the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa

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    Executive summary of the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa
    Publish date: 16 December 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Outcome report on the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa

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    Outcome report on the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa
    Publish date: 16 December 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Working Group (TOR)

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    Terms of Reference for the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Working Group in Urban areas.
    Publish date: 19 August 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Community Based Protection Working Group (TOR)

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    Terms of reference for the Community Based Protection Working Group in Urban areas
    Publish date: 19 August 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Youth Working Group (TOR)

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    Terms of reference for the Youth Working Group in Urban areas
    Publish date: 19 August 2020 (3 years ago)
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    UNHCR Kenya Operational Update, September 2020

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    Operational Update for Kenya, as of September 2020
    Publish date: 19 November 2020 (3 years ago)
    Create date: 19 November 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Kakuma Camp Population Statistics 31 JANUARY 2019

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    Kakuma Camp Population Statistics 31 JANUARY 2019
    Publish date: 4 February 2019 (5 years ago)
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    Kalobeyei Settlement Population Statistics 31 JANUARY 2019

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    Kalobeyei Settlement Population Statistics 31 JANUARY 2019
    Publish date: 4 February 2019 (5 years ago)
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    Update on influx of South Sudanese to Kakuma as of 23 April 2014

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    Update on influx of South Sudanese to Kakuma as of 23 April 2014
    Publish date: 24 April 2014 (9 years ago)
    Create date: 24 April 2014 (9 years ago)
  • RRP Financial Information - Kenya (2023)
    107.214.587,00 US$
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 27 July 2023 (8 months ago)
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    Briquette project for refugees and host community launched in Turkana

    UN-Habitat, 07 Jul 2017

    UN-Habitat in collaboration with World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) has launched a project for briquette production in Kalobeyei new refugee settlement and the host community in a commitment to address their energy needs improve access and increase availability of sustainable fuel. According to th... Read more

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    One killed along West Pokot- Turkana border as leaders call for peace

    The Standard, 21 Jun 2017

    One person has been killed and about 500 cattle stolen by suspected bandits along the West Pokot-Turkana border. The Sunday incident sparked tension in Ompolion village, and passengers travelling from Kitale to Lodwar had to be escorted by police officers on the Lous-Kainuk stretch. West Pokot and T... Read more

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    War, violence, persecution push displacement to new unprecedented high

    UNHCR, 19 Jun 2017

    War, violence and persecution worldwide are causing more people than ever to be forcibly displaced, according to a report published today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. UNHCR’s new Global Trends report, the organization’s major annual survey of the state of displacement, says that at the end of 2... Read more

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    Installation of 13km water pipeline from Kakuma to Kalobeyei

    UNHCR, 20 Feb 2017

    The installation of a 13 km water pipeline from Kakuma to Kalobeyei settlement will ensure that over 22,000 refugees and Kalobeyei host community have access to clean water and stimulate economic growth and self-reliance for refugees through agriculture. 3 boreholes with a combined output of 114,000... Read more

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    The British Football Premier League comes to Kakuma

    UNHCR, 07 Apr 2016

    Premier Skills, a joint football program by the English Premier League and the British Council was in Kakuma from 21 to 23 March. The mission led by the Director of the British Council Kenya office met sports coaches from refugee and host community and conducted training sessions with them. They als... Read more

      Highlights
    458 households have benefited from kitchen gardens aimed at improving food security at household level in Kalobeyei settlement.
    31 Aug 2017
    Good Neighbors International (GNI), a Korean NGO will partner with UNHCR to initiate the construction of a secondary school in Kakuma camp with a capacity to host 1,000 students.
    14 Jul 2017
    Over 3,500 new arrivals to benefit from the opening of 3 temporary schools, put up to decongest the existing school, in Kalobeyei settlement by UNHCR in collaboration with WFP, UNICEF, and partners.
    13 Jun 2017
    The UN Refugee Agency has organized a Mr. and Miss 2017 World Refugee Day beauty pageant that will see contestants from the refugee and host community compete for this year’s title. Auditions have been conducted and a total of 30 contestants selected from Kakuma and Kalobeyei to compete in this year’s beauty pageant. The event is set to take place on the 19th June 2017 at Liz Ahua Hall in Kakuma 3.
    09 Jun 2017
    The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and livelihood partners will, from 16 – 18 June, hold the World Refuge Day Market Day at Kakuma 3 (opposite the reception centre). The market day themed ‘Bei Nafuu, Bidhaa Bora’ is aimed at unlocking marketing opportunity for refugee and host community entrepreneurs.
    06 Jun 2017
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