Kenya, UNHCR agree on a refugee repatriation roadmap
Kenya and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have agreed on are patriation roadmap for refugees in Kakuma and Dadaab camps. The roadmap...
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UNHCR chief welcomes progress in facilitating return of Burundi refugees
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has welcomed the progress in the return of refugees to Burundi, urging the government to step up assistance,...
Top UN refugee agency official in Ethiopia replaced
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has replaced its deputy head in Ethiopia, Mathijs Le Rutte, after the government raised concerns about his impartiality...
UNHCR says Mission has reached 2 camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement on Friday that its mission has accessed two refugee camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray...
UNHCR donates COVID-19 testing machine to Turkana County
Turkana County has received a GeneXpert machine for testing COVID-19 donated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Kenya office. Governor Josphat Nanok received...
Plans to establish an International University in Turkana kicks off
Plans to establish an International University in Turkana County have already kicked off after local leaders committed to supporting the process. During the meeting held...
14,000 Kenyans delisted from UNHCR database
Thousands of Kenyans who registered themselves as refugees will be removed from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) database. Speaking in Garissa town,...
UK announces Ksh 155m emergency support for teachers
The UK Government has announced Ksh 155 million of new support for the salaries of 1,304 teachers in Kenya who are educating children in refugee-hosting...
UNHCR and WFP warn refugees in Africa face hunger
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters – as well as supply...
203,000 screened for Covid-19 in Turkana County so far
More than 200,000 people have so far been screened for Coronavirus in Turkana County, with only two placed under quarantine at Kenya Medical Training College...