United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Stories

Refugees decry lack of adequate climate funding in most vulnerable regions
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 19, 2024

Africa is one of the most affected regions by climate change and its current and historical greenhouse gas emissions are minuscule at the global scale...

Refugees urged to move to higher grounds as heavy rains continue
Mary Wambui  |  May 06, 2024

UNHCR Representative to Kenya Caroline Van Burech has expressed concerns about the heavy rains which have now reached the Kakuma refugee camp.

Refugees or Kenyan citizens? The long, winding search for national identity
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 01, 2024

Young people seeking to get IDs find themselves registered both in the UNHCR data base and is in the Kenyan one, making it hard for them to get the na...

Measles outbreak in Dagahaley Refugee Camp calls for urgent response
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 29, 2024

The organisation has warned that due to its highly contagious nature, measles could result in severe complications, including pneumonia, malnutrition...

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