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  • 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)
    highlight 19 Feb 2014 (10 years ago)
    Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
  • Kenyatta University Campus in Dadaab officially inaugurated on 26 February 2014. Students of the refugee and host community attend classes since Sept.2012.
    highlight 24 Feb 2014 (10 years ago)
    Kenya Yemen / Somalia - Refugees Uganda / Somalia - Refugees Tanzania (Democratic Republic of) / Somalia - Refugees Somalia / Somalia - IDPs Kenya / Somalia - Refugees Ethiopia / Somalia - Refugees Eritrea / Somalia - Refugees Egypt / Somalia - Refugees Djibouti / Somalia - Refugees / Somalia - Refugees / Somalia - IDPs
  • MSF evacuates 42 staff from Dadaab to Nairiboi and closes health posts due to security concerns
    highlight 28 May 2015 (8 years ago)
    Kenya Yemen / Somalia - Refugees Uganda / Somalia - Refugees Tanzania (Democratic Republic of) / Somalia - Refugees Somalia / Somalia - IDPs Kenya / Somalia - Refugees Ethiopia / Somalia - Refugees Eritrea / Somalia - Refugees Egypt / Somalia - Refugees Djibouti / Somalia - Refugees / Somalia - Refugees / Somalia - IDPs
  • Ministry of Health declared the end of the Cholera outbreak in Dadaab refugee camps. Last positive case recorded on 16 July. Close monitoring continues.
    highlight 10 Sep 2015 (8 years ago)
    Kenya Yemen / Somalia - Refugees Uganda / Somalia - Refugees Tanzania (Democratic Republic of) / Somalia - Refugees Somalia / Somalia - IDPs Kenya / Somalia - Refugees Ethiopia / Somalia - Refugees Eritrea / Somalia - Refugees Egypt / Somalia - Refugees Djibouti / Somalia - Refugees / Somalia - Refugees / Somalia - IDPs
  • On 04 May 2015, the Executive Director of the Board of USA for UNHCR, key donor, visited Kakuma to identifying potential sustainable livelihood projects.
    highlight 08 May 2015 (9 years ago)
    Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
  • On 11 August Kakuma was inundated with torrential rains which caused flooding in various parts of the camp and surrounding areas. Many refugee shelters were destroyed and dykes and river banks were severely eroded in a number of locations placing refugees and humanitarian workers at risk. A vehicle ferrying passengers from Lokichoggio to Kakuma was washed away while trying to cross a seasonal river in Turkana West District, and 8 people lost their lives; it is believed that some among the dead were Sudanese on their way to Kakuma to seek asylum.
    highlight 11 Aug 2011 (12 years ago)
    Kenya Yemen / Somalia - Refugees Uganda / Somalia - Refugees Tanzania (Democratic Republic of) / Somalia - Refugees Somalia / Somalia - IDPs Kenya / Somalia - Refugees Ethiopia / Somalia - Refugees Eritrea / Somalia - Refugees Egypt / Somalia - Refugees Djibouti / Somalia - Refugees / Somalia - Refugees / Somalia - IDPs
  • On 11th May, "United Drama Kakuma" youth group who won the global youth initiatives funds kicked started their project involving also host community leaders.
    highlight 15 May 2015 (9 years ago)
    Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
  • On 13 June, UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi with a delegation from Geneva and the Kenya Rep. Raouf Mazou, visited Kakuma on a familiarization mission.
    highlight 27 Jun 2016 (7 years ago)
    Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
  • On 2 Feb. Program Dir. of Nduna Foundation visited Kakuma for the first time on a familiarization tour to support fundraising/advocacy for refugees children.
    highlight 09 Feb 2015 (9 years ago)
    Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees
  • On 20 June, KK was the epicenter of World Refugee Day celebrations for UNHCR operation in Kenya during which the allocation of land for new camp was announced.
    highlight 26 Jun 2015 (8 years ago)
    Kenya / South Sudan - Refugees