Reports

Key Messages According to CHIRPS satellite data, as of November 20, the October to December short rains are 60-110 percent of the 40-year average in the unimodal western areas of Kenya, but less than 30-60 percent of…

Josephine Rombo is a community development worker with SOS Children's Villages' family strengthening programme in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. She works with families from low-income communities to strengthen their capacity to care for their children and youth. As…

NAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a consignment of fortified vegetable oil worth KES 112.2 million (US$1 million) from the Russian Federation in support of its resilience building activities in the…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As one of the world’s largest refugee-hosting countries, Kenya has the potential to lead on the economic inclusion of refugees. The recent passage of the new Refugees Act could provide new opportunities for this. Yet,…

Abstract Large-scale development interventions have long failed to accommodate the needs and preferences of pastoralists or the systems of resource governance and land tenure upon which they rely. However, advocates of rights-based approaches to development emphasise the importance of…

Nairobi, 23rd November 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kenya has today at the 7th Annual Devolution conference called on the private sector and international development partners to support the Government of Kenya to strengthen…

Kakuma-Kalobeyei, Kenya, 22 November 2021 -- To promote urban resilience, self-sufficiency and communities' integration in one of Kenya's longest-standing and major refugee camps, UN-Habitat is formulating a detailed Regeneration Strategy focusing on harnessing inclusion and socio-economic…

Nairobi, Kenya, November 17, 2021 — The International Rescue Committee is delighted to hear that President Kenyatta has signed the Refugee Bill into law, giving renewed hope to over 500,000 refugees living in Kenya to have…

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 17, 2021 The Governments of the Republic of Kenya and the United States of America held the second session of the Kenya – United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Nairobi on November…

2 Rationale 2.1 Rationale The Dadaab camp was established in 1991 and is located in Garissa County. As of August 2021, a total of 228,308 refugees and 18,813 unregistered asylum seekers resided in Dadaab Refugee Complex. Since May 2017,…