The new Director General of DG ECHO, Monique Pariat was on a one day familiarization visit to KK Camp on 24 November. She was accompanied by ECHO Kenya team.
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27 Nov 2015 (7 years ago)
Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
UNHCR in collaboration with UNFPA & UN Women officially launched in KK the HeForShe campaign on 9 Nov. to raise awareness on inequality faced by women and girls
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13 Nov 2015 (7 years ago)
Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
An Australian delegation from the city of Sterling visited Kakuma from 16 -19 Oct. Aim of mission was to fund-raise for education/community and youth projects.
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30 Oct 2015 (7 years ago)
Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
Finnish officials from MFA in Helsinki visited Kakuma on 09 October to familiarize with its humanitarian situation and development of the new site in Kalobeyei.
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16 Oct 2015 (7 years ago)
Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
From 16-19 Sep. Ed. Grode,board member of U.S. Committee for Refugees/Immigrants (USCRI), a U.S. resettlement and advocacy organization, was in KK on mission.
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02 Oct 2015 (7 years ago)
Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
WFP and UNHCR are preparing for Bamba Chakul - an electronic cash transfer systerm. 10% of distributed cereal rations to be converted into food vouchers.
People Progress Foundation was in KK from 07-11 Sep.The NGO is affiliated to Canadian scholarship system and supports secondary education programs in Kenya.
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18 Sep 2015 (7 years ago)
Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
Total number of returnees assisted under the voluntary return process to date: 4,108
Ministry of Health declared the end of the Cholera outbreak in Dadaab refugee camps. Last positive case recorded on 16 July. Close monitoring continues.
Team from "United for Africa", UNHCR fundraising partner in Germany, visited Kakuma from 31 August for one week to raise support/advocacy for Kenya refugees.
