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UNHCR Kenya Kakuma Operational Update, 1 - 15 March 2017

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KEY FIGURES

166,880 The camp population as at 15th March 2017. The figure is inclusive of Kalobeyei population.

4,429 Total number of South Sudanese new arrivals registered in 2017.

5,951 The total number of new arrivals registered in 2017.

26,002 The population currently hosted at Kalobeyei Settlement.

2,405 The total number of registered UAMs of which 1,175 are from South Sudan.

FUNDING

USD 65M Requested for Kakuma operation.

PRIORITIES

  • Movement of new arrivals from Nadapal transit centre to Kakuma - Monitoring of new arrivals trend - Development of Kalobeyei settlement - Maintenance of roads and water network - Relocation from Dadaab Voluntary repatriation (VOLREP)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The operation continues to receive refugees from South Sudan at the Kenya – South Sudan border at Nadapal Transit Centre. A majority of the new arrivals are women and children. New arrival refugees cite insecurity and famine as the cause of flight.

  • The Government of Kenya through the Refugee Affairs Secretariat (RAS), The UN Agency for migration (IOM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) continue to relocate non-Somali refugees from Dadaab refugee camp to Kalobeyei Settlement. During the reporting period, a total of 278 Households comprising of 1,208 individuals were relocated to Kalobeyei settlement. The relocates received non-food items (NFIs) and were allocated shelters upon arrival.

  • On 1st March 2017, the operation hosted a mission from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The mission, led by Ms. Ingrid Sandstorm from SIDA, interacted with business people from the host and refugee community and also held a meeting with the Branch Manager for Equity Bank (a local Kenyan Bank). This was a follow up on a high level mission from SIDA that took place on 17th – 18th January 2017.

  • On 8th March 2017, the operation hosted the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation H. E. Ulla Tornaes, members of the Foreign Affairs Committee from the Danish Parliament and staff from the Danish Embassy on a 1-day visit. The Minister visited Kalobeyei and Kakuma refugee camps as well as Danish Refugee Council implemented projects at youth centre 4 in Kakuma 4.

  • Distribution of 1,020 ALP textbooks, teachers’ guides, assorted reference materials and learning supplies was done to 12 Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) Centres on 9th March, 2017. This will enhance effective ALP curriculum implementation.