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Nairobi
Posted by Jerotich Seii H... on January 23rd, 2013
When she learned last month that all refugees in Kenya’s cities were being ordered to relocate to camps, Mariam met the news with disbelief. She'd struggled to make a new home in Nairobi for her orphaned grandchildren. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Urban Refugees, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Kakuma, Nairobi, urban refugees, human rights, Advocacy, Eastleigh, humanitarian aid, Dadaab, Kambioos | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 27th, 2012
In a news blog published by AlertNet, IRC-UK Trustee Sir John Holmes warns that Kenya’s war and security crackdown against al-Shabaab could have serious repercussions for Somali refugees in the country. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Kenya, Somalia, U.K. | Tags: Nairobi, urban refugees, conflict, Somali refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2010
I stepped off of a teeming street into Aamina’s apartment, where the floury, slightly sour scent of injera lingered in the air. A round stove, a small TV, and a set of bunk beds lined the teal-gray walls of the one-room flat that Aamina shares with her two children and two employees. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Nairobi, urban refugees, Women's Refugee Commission, Ethiopian refugees, refugees in Kenya, Eastleigh | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2010
The IRC and our partner Kituo Cha Sheria are concerned that Kenyan police are indiscriminately raiding the homes of refugees and making random arrests of individuals suspected of being in Kenya illegally. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Kenya | Tags: humanitarian, Nairobi, urban refugees, conflict, Somali refugees, Ethiopian refugees, refugees in Kenya, Eastleigh | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 28th, 2010
A new report by the IRC, Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) and Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK) says that tens of thousands of urban refugees in Kenya face regular harassment, discrimination and poverty. more »
Posted in Protection, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Nairobi, urban refugees, human rights | 1 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on February 22nd, 2010
The word ‘refugee’ brings to mind images of sprawling camps, with rows of white tents reaching out to the skyline. Yet the reality is that 1 in 2 refugees now live in an urban setting. Take Nairobi, the bustling capital city of Kenya, for example. It’s now home to tens of thousands of refugees. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Nairobi, urban refugees, photos |
Posted by joanne.offer on June 20th, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, aid worker blog, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, Nairobi |
Posted by The.IRC on June 19th, 2008
Posted in Food, Poverty, Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, food crisis, humanitarian, Nairobi |
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