no case of measles was recorded in Dollo Ado camps in the past week

As part of a two-day mission to Ethiopia (9-10 Feb.), UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Alexander T. Aleinikoff and the Chief Executive Officer of IKEA Foundation, Mr. Per Heggenes, visited Kobe and Bur Amino camps on 10 February 2012. The two officials appreciated the progress being made to address Kobe’s alarming mortality rate in such a short time.

New arrivals continued to arrive in Dollo Ado in large numbers. The daily arrival average for the second half of May was 141 individuals.

Start of the holy month of Ramadan sees dramatic decrease in new Somali arrivals to Ethiopia's Dollo Ado.

IKEA Foundation donates €38 million to UNHCR for refugees and heavily stretched host communities in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.

The polio campaign and malnutrition screening has now been completed in Kobe camp (Dollo Ado, Ethiopia).

Almost 30,000 stoves have been identified as either in the pipeline or already distributed (Dollo Ado, Ethiopia).

The Crude Mortality Rate in Kobe camp has dropped to 0.4/10,000/day, while in Hilaweyn the Crude Mortality Rate is 1.2/10,000/day slightly up from 1.0 the previous week. (Dollo Ado, Ethiopia)

Federal MOH has finally approved vaccination from 6 months to 30 years!!. This will start today (Monday) at reception center for all new arrivals in this age group. (Dollo Ado, Ethiopia)

Dollo Ado camps are currently preparing for Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. The sixteen days in question, Nov 25th to Dec 10th each year, encompass International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, International Human Rights Day, Universal Children’s Day and World AIDS Day. The campaign will use a variety of activities, including sport, music, drama, coffee ceremonies and community discussions. The key message selected by partners for Dollo Ado is \'Peace in the Home, is Peace in the Community. We can end violence against women.