Refugees from Somalia

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Total Refugees from Somalia JSON 
243,832
Source - UNHCR 
Households*
46,995
Last updated 29 Feb 2024
* Household data may be unavailable for some locations.
Source - UNHCR
Total Refugees from Somalia - Demography JSON 
Source - UNHCR
Total Refugees from Somalia by Date JSON 
Refugees from Somalia JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Dadaab UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   65.0% 158,555
Fafi UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   35.0% 85,277

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    Djibouti Operational Update: Mars 2023 [FR]

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    Ce rapport presente les activites saillantesque le HCR et ses partenaires ont fourni durant le mois de mars 2023 en faveurs des refugies et demandeurs d'asile vivant en republique de Djibouti
    Publish date: 31 March 2023 (11 months ago)
    Create date: 18 July 2023 (8 months ago)
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    Djibouti Operational Update: Juillet 2022 [FR]

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    Country Operational Update for July 2022
    Publish date: 10 August 2022 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 01-15 March 2017

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    UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 01-15 March 2017
    Publish date: 23 March 2017 (7 years ago)
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    UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 15 - 28 Feb. 2017

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    UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 15 - 28 Feb. 2017
    Publish date: 13 March 2017 (7 years ago)
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    Somali refugees population in Dadaab camps per area of origin as of 28 February 2017

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    Publish date: 10 March 2017 (7 years ago)
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    Djibouti Operational Update: Mars 2023 [FR]

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    Ce rapport presente les activites saillantesque le HCR et ses partenaires ont fourni durant le mois de mars 2023 en faveurs des refugies et demandeurs d'asile vivant en republique de Djibouti
    Publish date: 31 March 2023 (11 months ago)
    Create date: 18 July 2023 (8 months ago)
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    Djibouti Operational Update: Juillet 2022 [FR]

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    Country Operational Update for July 2022
    Publish date: 10 August 2022 (1 year ago)
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    Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-10 Feb 2013

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    Publish date: 10 February 2013 (11 years ago)
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    Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-27 Jan 2013

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    Publish date: 28 January 2013 (11 years ago)
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    Alinjugur/Dadaab Statistics-20 Jan 2013

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    Publish date: 22 January 2013 (11 years ago)
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    Nairobi Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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    Publish date: 14 December 2012 (11 years ago)
    Create date: 14 December 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Nairobi Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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    Publish date: 26 November 2012 (11 years ago)
    Create date: 26 November 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Core Relief Items - Dadaab

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    Publish date: 27 September 2011 (12 years ago)
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    In-Kind Donations - Dadaab

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    Publish date: 27 September 2011 (12 years ago)
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    Population of Concern to UNHCR in Kenya - 31 August 2012

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    Publish date: 14 September 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Kenya - Ifo Refugee Camp Overview, January 2012

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    Publish date: 10 May 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Dagahaley Refugee Camp Overview, January 2012

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    Publish date: 10 May 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Hagadera Refugee Camp Overview, Januay 2012

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    Publish date: 10 May 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Kenya - General overview of refugee camps in Dadaab March 2012

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    Publish date: 2 May 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 1 - 16 July

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    Publish date: 3 August 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 17 - 31 July

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    Publish date: 3 August 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Situation Report Dadaab & Alinjugur 3 June 2012

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    Publish date: 3 August 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Situation Report for Dadaab & Alinjugur Refugee Camps

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    Situation Report for Dadaab & Alinjugur Refugee Camps
    Publish date: 18 May 2012 (11 years ago)
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    Highlights - Dadaab & Alinjugur Refugee Camps

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    Highlights - Dadaab & Alinjugur Refugee Camps
    Publish date: 2 May 2012 (11 years ago)
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    UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 01-15 March 2017

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    UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 01-15 March 2017
    Publish date: 23 March 2017 (7 years ago)
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    UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 15 - 28 Feb. 2017

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    UNHCR Dadaab bi-weekly update 15 - 28 Feb. 2017
    Publish date: 13 March 2017 (7 years ago)
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    Somali refugees population in Dadaab camps per area of origin as of 28 February 2017

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    Publish date: 10 March 2017 (7 years ago)
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    KENYA - Urban Demographic Statistics - 31-May-2016

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    Publish date: 17 June 2016 (7 years ago)
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    Dadaab Population Statistics_31 May 2016

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    Publish date: 11 June 2016 (7 years ago)
    Create date: 11 June 2016 (7 years ago)
  •   Highlights
    In total, as of 28th Feb. 52,591 Somali refugees returned home since 8th December 2014, when UNHCR started supporting voluntary return of Somali refugees.
    13 Mar 2017
    As of 15th Feb. 49,376 Somali refugees from Kenya returned home since 8th December 2014 ( when Vol-rep started) out of which 10,062 were supported in 2017 alone
    07 Mar 2017
    The relocation of people into the new Ifo Extension, which began on 25 July, is continuing. So far, UNHCR and its partners have moved nearly 18,000 refugees into the part of Ifo Extension formerly referred to as Ifo 3.
    12 Aug 2011
    Some 259 refugees relocated from the outskirts of Dagahaley to Ifo II on 18 August. Simulteneously, the exercise to relocate refugees from the outskirts of Ifo to the Ifo 3 part of the extension continues.
    18 Aug 2011
    Relocation to Kambioos has commenced. Some 883 individuals relocated by 20 August
    20 Aug 2011
    UNHCR relocates more than 22,300 refugees from the Dadaab outskirts into both sides of Ifo extension (Ifo II & Ifo III) and the new Kambioos site.
    22 Aug 2011
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    116 Somali refugees return from Dadaab camps to Mogadishu, spearheading new phase of voluntary repatriation

    http://www.unhcr.org/55c1fadd9.html, 05 Aug 2015

    The arrival at Mogadishu International Airport today of 116 Somali refugees from Kenya marks a new chapter in the voluntary return process. Earlier in the morning, the two planes took off from Dadaab in Northeastern Kenya, the largest refugee settlement in the world, still hosting 333,000 Somali ref... Read more

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    Kenya: MSF forced to close Dadaab health posts and evacuate staff amid escalating insecurity

    MSF, 28 May 2015

    As violence and threats in the northeastern province of Kenya escalate, international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has evacuated 42 of its staff from Dadaab refugee camps to Nairobi. The precautionary measure has already had a direct impact on MSF’s ability to provide much-nee... Read more

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    Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - treatment in Dadaab Refugee Camps

    CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 Mar 2015

    UNHCR has a Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) Center in Ifo Camp. This article links TB to the conflict in Somalia. "A drug resistance survey conducted in 2011 in Somalia showed that the country had the highest rate of MDR TB infection on the African continent. MDR TB develops when a patie... Read more

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    Innovation: Instant Network Schools open up a new world for Somali refugees

    http://www.unhcr.org/54d21aa26.html, 04 Feb 2015

    DADAAB, Kenya, February 4 (UNHCR) – Thirty pairs of fascinated eyes watch the big white screen; fingers glide across new tablet computers. A class of students at the Nasib Secondary School in north-east Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp complex, is enjoying a history lesson about the Portuguese in Africa.... Read more

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    Celebration of World Refugee Day

    ., 20 Jun 2014

    On 20th June, World Refugee Day was celebrated in all five Dadaab camps and in Dadaab town. The events in all camps were organised with high involvement of the refugee community. While keeping the global theme of the day ‘1 family torn apart by war is too many’, the refugee community in Dadaab chose... Read more