Closure of Dadaab poses serious concerns for refugees

Dadaab, the largest refugee base in the world, is set to close by May 2017. Set up in 1991 to accommodate refugees fleeing from the Somali civil war, Dadaab has been hosting refugees for over 25 years.  The complex holds around 280,000 refugees, of which 260,000 are Somali. Plans to close the camp by the […]

PublishedNovember 30th, 2016 Author Legacy
Topics

• Africa
• Featured
• Refugee Report
• Kenya
• Refugees
• Somalia
• UNHCR

Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/11/closure-of-dadaab-poses-serious-concerns-for-refugees/

Number of South Sudanese Refugees has surpassed One Million

This month, the number of South Sudanese refugees has surpassed one million, according to the UNHCR. More than 185,000 people have fled after a violent strife that broke out in Juba on 8th July between supporters of President Salva Kiir and Reik Machar, the then-Vice President. Currently, South Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia are the countries […]

PublishedSeptember 20th, 2016 Author Legacy
Topics

• Africa
• Featured
• Refugee Report
• DRCongo
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Refugees
• South Sudan
• Uganda
• UNHCR

Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/number-of-refugees-in-south-sudan-has-passed-one-million/