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.

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.

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.

Joint polio and measles mop up campaign conducted in Kakuma camp from 12-18 February.70,000 children vaccinated (0-15yrs for polio & 6mths - 15yrs for measles)

20,156 South Sudanese have been received in Kakuma camp in 2014. Camp population stands at 149,365 which is 635 persons short of the 150,000 capacity threshold

In Kakuma total number of South Sudanese asylum seekers received as of 1st of April 2014 is 31,240.If the current trend continues will reach 50,000 in July 2014

In Kakuma,as of 10th April, a total of 33,399 South Sudanese asylum seekers have arrived through the border point.The total estimated camp population is 163,000

As of 14th April, a total of 34,301 South Sudanese asylum seekers have arrived through the border point in Kakuma.The total estimated camp population is 165,000

As of 22 April, a total of 35,288 South Sudanese asylum seekers have been received in Kakuma camp.The total estimated camp population is 165,000

As of 29 April, the total number of South Sudanese asylum seekers received in Kakuma is 34,770. The total estimated camp population is now 165,715.