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Somalis Who Returned Home Flee to Kenya a Second Time

While Kenya’s massive Dadaab refugee camp is shrinking due to a U.N. program repatriating refugees to Somalia, drought and insecurity are pushing some of the returnees to come back to Kenya.

►https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/01/10/somalis-who-returned-home-flee-to-kenya-a-second-time
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NGOs welcome Kenya’s decision to keep Dadaab refugee camp open

Camp said to be economic burden and breeding ground for terrorism but will stay open until Somalia stabilises.

▻http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ngos-welcome-kenyas-decision-keep-dadaab-refugee-camp-open-1577383?platfo

US to provide Sh19bn for Dadaab closure and electoral reforms

The United States government will provide Sh17 billion for repatriation of refugees as Kenya pushes ahead with its plan to close the Dadaab camp by end of the year.

▻http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/US-to-provide-Sh19bn-for-Dadaab-closure-and-electoral-reforms/539546-3354288-on88r2

The ramifications of Kenya’s decision to expel refugees from Dadaab camp

The Kenyan government has come under sharp criticism following its decision to return refugees in Dadaab Camp back to Somalia. While Kenya as a sovereign State has the right to control the entry, residence and expulsion of aliens, this right is subject to treaty obligations as was stated in Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali v The United Kingdom. The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are applicable to Kenya in their entirety as Kenya acceded to them without any reservations. This also applies to the 1969 OAU Convention on refugee problems in Africa. All these conventions form part of the laws of Kenya pursuant to Articles 2 (5) and (6) of the 2010 Constitution which make international covenants ratified by Kenya and customary international law part of Kenyan law.

▻http://rightsinexile.tumblr.com/post/149771711327/the-ramifications-of-kenyas-decision-to-expel

Somali Refugees Left in Kenya’s Dadaab Face Dangerous Choices

Kenya wants to close the refugee camps in Dadaab that house over 300,000 refugees.

▻http://europe.newsweek.com/somali-refugees-kenyas-dadaab-left-facing-dangerous-choices-494768?

Kenya’s Dadaab: How Not to Close a Refugee Camp

With the U.N. summit on refugees and migrants about to convene, Ben Rawlence, author of “City of Thorns,” who has spent five years visiting Dadaab, writes from the camp, explaining that the mass returns of refugees to Somalia are far from “voluntary” in reality.

▻https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/op-eds/2016/09/15/kenyas-dadaab-how-not-to-close-a-refugee-camp

The U.N. Is Sending Thousands of Refugees Back Into a War Zone

Kenya’s plan to close the world’s largest refugee camp involves illegal forced repatriations of Somalis. Why is the U.N. helping to carry it out?

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Kenya, chiude il più grande campo rifugiati del mondo

Aggiornamento del 16 novembre: il governo del Kenya ha annunciato il rinvio di sei mesi della chiusura del campo di Dadaab.

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Refugee Returns from Kenya to Somalia: “This is About Fear… Not About Choice"

The Kenyan government’s threat to close the Dadaab refugee camp by the end of November would not only endanger the lives of several hundred thousand Somali refugees but has already caused irreparable harm and damage.

▻http://www.refugeesinternational.org/reports/2016/somalia
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« Mon pays est un camp de réfugiés, je ne partirais pour rien au monde »

Noor Tawane a 34 ans. Ce réfugié originaire de Somalie vit dans le camp de Dadaab, au Kenya, depuis 1991. Il y a construit sa vie et a créé son entreprise.

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What’s Next for Dadaab: Refugees Face an Impossible Choice

Kenya has pushed its deadline to shut down the world’s largest refugee complex into 2017, but conditions in Dadaab are deteriorating fast. Mark Yarnell from Refugees International says its residents face either starvation or returning to a conflict zone.

▻https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/12/20/whats-next-for-dadaab-refugees-face-an-impossible-choice

Kenyan Judge Quashes Illegal Closure of Largest Refugee Camp

A Kenyan judge has quashed a government order to close the Dadaab refugee camp, Agence France-Presse reported. The court ruled that Kenya’s internal security minister had abused his power by ordering the May shutdown.

▻https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/executive-summaries/2017/02/09

Kenyan closure of Dadaab refugee camp blocked by high court

The High Court in Kenya has blocked the government’s bid to close the largest refugee camp in the world.

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UNHCR steps up repatriation of Somali refugees from Kenya

NAIROBI, March 10 (Xinhua) — The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it has repatriated some 52,591 Somali refugees in Kenya since the return exercise begun in December 2014.

▻http://linkis.com/news.xinhuanet.com/e/9X3Ws
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Dadaab Refugee Camp Through The Eyes of a Child

Fatuma Omar Ismail worked her way out of the Dadaab refugee camp by excelling at school. Now a scholarship student in Canada, the Somali girl describes the daily challenges she faced as a 12-year-old determined to change her future.

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Kenya Says It Will Shut Down The World’s Largest Refugee Camp

Kenya says it plans to shut down two refugee camps, including the world’s largest, due to security concerns. The announcement was swiftly condemned by human rights groups that say the move puts some of the world’s most vulnerable people at risk.

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UNHCR appeals to Kenya over decision to end refugee hosting

The Ministry of Interior made the announcement on May 6 in a statement that cited economic, security and environmental burdens. It said the Government had disbanded its Department of Refugee Affairs and was working on a mechanism for the closure of Kenya’s refugee camps – a move that could affect as many as 600,000 lives.

▻http://www.unhcr.org/5730b5f36.html

Kenya to close all refugee camps and displace 600,000 people

’This reckless decision by the Kenyan government is an abdication of its duty to protect the vulnerable and will put thousands of lives at risk,’ Amnesty International warns

►http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenya-refugee-camp-closure-dadaab-worlds-largest-a7019461.html

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▻http://drc.ngo/media/2465450/100516-final-ngo-joint-statement-gok-decision.pdf

NGOs urge government of Kenya to reconsider intended closure of refugee camps

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) providing assistance to refugees in Kenya acknowledge the hospitality and responsibility that the Government of Kenya has borne over decades. Despite the huge economic and social pressure, Kenya continues to host close to 600,000 refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring countries, the majority being from Somalia and South Sudan. The Burundi conflict has also led to an influx of refugees from the country into the Kakuma camp. Fifty-six percent of this current refugee population in Kenya comprises women, children and the youth who are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse while in displacement. The acceptance of refugees in Dadaab, Kakuma and those living in urban settings is a reflection of good practice and gesture exhibited by the Government of Kenya and host communities over the years.

▻http://en.jrs.net/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20160510042930

Dispatches: Scapegoating Refugees in Kenya

Now Kenya, home to almost 600,000 refugees – two thirds from Somalia – seems ready to join the bandwagon of European states failing to uphold their obligations to refugees and asylum seekers. On May 6, Kenyan officials stated – not for the first time – that Kenya would stop hosting refugees and close refugee camps due to environmental, economic, and security concerns.

▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/05/11/dispatches-scapegoating-refugees-kenya

Ein Flüchtlingslager der Grösse Zürichs umsiedeln

Kenias Regierung will in Kürze mit der Räumung des grössten Flüchtlingscamps der Welt beginnen. Ein Experte nennt gute Gründe, die «Stadt der Verlorenen» zu retten.

▻http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/naher-osten-und-afrika/pEin-Fluechtlingslager-der-Groesse-Zuerichs-umsiedelnp/story/14566910

Prise de parole du président kényan :
▻http://www.interior.go.ke/?p=3113

Kenya Is Trying To Close The World’s Biggest Refugee Camp And This Is Why

Kenya recently announced it will close the world’s biggest refugee camp. It’s a move it’s threatened before, but this year, it has some unexpected leverage: Europe.

▻https://www.buzzfeed.com/jinamoore/whats-behind-kenyas-plan-to-close-down-the-worlds-biggest-re

Kenya’s Push to Close World’s Largest Refugee Camp Fuels a Sense of Displacement

As Western allies question plan, Dadaab’s largely Somali residents, some of whom have never lived anywhere else, worry about where they might go

▻http://www.wsj.com/articles/kenyas-push-to-close-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-fuels-a-sense-of-displacement-

Inside the world’s biggest refugee camp

Dadaab was meant as a temporary home for Somalis fleeing their country’s civil war. Twenty five years later, it’s home to 330,000 people - and the third biggest city in Kenya. This week, the Kenyan government announced plans to try and close it down.

▻http://www.bbc.com/news/36285926

Why is the cost of hosting refugees falling on the world’s poorest states?

As long as rich nations pay lip service to meeting the needs of the world’s displaced, they cannot blame Kenya for closing refugee camps like Dadaab

▻http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/may/13/why-is-the-cost-of-hosting-refugees-falling-on-poorest-states-kenya-dad

Story of cities #44: will Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp, really close?

Twenty-five years after it opened, Kenya has announced its third biggest ‘city’, the Dadaab refugee complex, is to be shut down. But for many residents, this sprawling slum in an inhospitable desert is the only home they know

▻http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/17/story-of-cities-44-dadaab-kenya-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-closed?CMP=

Kenya: Refugees face police persecution and death after disbanding of Department of Refugee Affairs

Refugees in Kenya are facing the risk of arrests, and death, after the government disbanded the Department of Refugee Affairs (DRA) – which delivered official movement passes to those wishing to leave camps – earlier in the month.

▻http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kenya-refugees-face-police-persecution-death-after-disbanding-department-

Somali refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camp may die trying to cross Mediterranean

Somalis are the second largest group of Africans perishing trying to cross the Mediterranean and the closure of the Dadaab camp, the world’s largest refugee settlement, will only add to the migration crisis in Europe as many of those displaced will make their way to European shores, aid organisations have warned.

▻http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/somali-refugees-kenyas-dadaab-camp-may-die-trying-cross-mediterranean-156

Will Kenya really close Dadaab?

If the Kenyan government is bluffing over its announcement that it will close Dadaab refugee camp by November and repatriate 350,000 Somalis back across the border, then it’s a more elaborate ruse than usual.

▻https://www.irinnews.org/analysis/2016/05/19/will-kenya-really-close-dadaab

Closing Dadaab will dishonour 2013 deal on refugees, Kenya told

Somalia has asked Kenya to respect the 2013 Tripartite Agreement on repatriation of refugees in its bid to shut down the Dadaab camp.

▻http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/05/24/closing-dadaab-will-dishonour-2013-deal-on-refugees-kenya-told_c1355769

Kenya’s threat to close its refugee camps could be real this time

Kenya is threatening to close the world’s largest refugee camp and send some 600,000 people back to the wars, drought, or famine from which they fled. Citing the “very heavy economic, security and environmental burdens” it has borne on behalf of the region and international community, Kenya said its time “hosting refugees has come to an end” in a statement late last week.

▻http://qz.com/680032/kenyas-threats-to-close-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-could-be-real-this-time

Kenya’s threat to close Dadaab camp plays on international refugee fears

The Kenyan government says that it plans to close Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp. It had also threatened to close the country’s other major refugee camp, Kakuma, but has subsequently said it won’t. Speaking at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Deputy President William Ruto declared that Dadaab will be closed by the end of the year.

▻https://theconversation.com/kenyas-threat-to-close-dadaab-camp-plays-on-international-refugee-f

Au Kenya, la fermeture du camp de Dadaab en question

En annonçant la fermeture du camp de Dadaab pour des raisons de sécurité, le gouvernement kenyan hypothèque encore plus l’avenir d’une population estimée entre 300.000 et 500.000 réfugiés, menacés de rapatriement en Somalie. Entretien avec Léon Salumu, responsable des interventions pour MSF au Kenya.

▻https://blogs.mediapart.fr/msf/blog/010616/au-kenya-la-fermeture-du-camp-de-dadaab-en-question-0

Feature : Somali refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camp fear repatriation

A section of the more than 300,000 Somali refugees living in Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp in northeastern Kenya, have expressed fears the planned closure of the camp will have far reaching effects on their lives.

▻http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/11/c_135428362.htm

In partnership, we will bring Somali refugees home

The parties involved are determined to resettle Dadaab residents, but in a dignified, orderly way.

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Somalia’s prime minister: ‘We don’t want Kenya to push [out] refugees’

The government of Kenya has come under intense criticism from the United Nations and human rights groups for announcing that it will shut down Dadaab refugee camp by November, which, with nearly 400,000 residents, is the largest in the world. Critics have said that Kenya is unfairly blaming Somalian refugees for al-Shabab terrorist attacks and is making a grave mistake by threatening to send refugees back into areas of Somalia still ravaged by the Islamist terrorist group. Kenya threatened to close the camp last year, after an al-Shabab attack on Garissa University killed 147 people; it later backed down on its decision. But this time, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said, according to a spokesman, “the decision to repatriate the refugees is final.” On Monday, Somalia’s prime minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, sat down with The Post and discussed the decision to close Dadaab.

▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/06/15/somalias-prime-minister-we-dont-want-kenya-to-push-out-refugees/?postshare=5271466176014838&tid=ss_tw

Somali Refugees Struggle in Shadow of Forced Return

Kenya’s November deadline to shut down camps and repatriate Somali refugees leaves a community living in dangerous limbo, with some contemplating escape to Europe.

▻https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/23/somali-refugees-struggle-in-shadow-of-forced-return?platform=hootsuite

Dadaab returnees will leave camps voluntarily, says UNHCR

In Kenya, moves are continuing to encourage about 320,000 Somali nationals to leave Dadaab, one of the biggest camp complexes in the world for displaced people, the UN Refugee Agency said Monday.

▻http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2016/06/dadaab-returnees-will-leave-camps-voluntarily-says-unhcr

Four ways closing the world’s largest refugee camp will hurt Kenya

Kenya is getting closer to realizing its goal of closing the world’s largest refugee camp. This week, president Uhuru Kenyatta met with United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon to discuss Kenya’s widely criticized decision. According to Kenyan officials, Ban told Kenyatta that the UN understands Kenya’s desire to close the camp and would seek funds to ensure the safe repatriation of refugees.

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▻http://qz.com/709079/four-ways-closing-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-will-hurt-kenya

Community-led innovation for urban refugees

This is a guest post from Sonia Ben Ali, co-founder of the non-profit URBAN REFUGEES, exploring how innovation is needed to serve this invisible population. URBAN REFUGEES belief in the capacity of urban refugees to invent their own solutions echoes TACSI’s principle of “Starting with People” and using an assets-based approach to co-designing new approaches which inspired us to share the work they’re doing.

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