A look at global changes in refugee policies through the lens of Dadaab: A man seen walking through a market in Dadaab refugee camp. More than 200,000 refugees live there. Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTwo initiatives passed by the UN in 2016 changed the landscape for policies towards refugees. These were the Global Compact on Refugees and the … [Read more...] about A look at global changes in refugee policies through the lens of Dadaab | The Conversation
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Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”
Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes today’s ruling by the Kenyan High Court which has declared the closure of the Dadaab refugee camps illegal, and which has reinstated the Department of Refugee Affairs. This is a very positive … [Read more...] about Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”
Kenya: MSF welcomes High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camp “illegal”
Kenya: MSF welcomes High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camp “illegal”: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) welcomes today’s ruling by the Kenyan High Court which has declared the closure of the world’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab, illegal and has since reinstated the Department of Refugee Affairs. The government of Kenya announced in May 2016 that … [Read more...] about Kenya: MSF welcomes High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camp “illegal”
Kenya’s threat to close Dadaab camp plays on international refugee fears | The Conversation
Refugees waiting to receive essential items, including food, jerry cans, blankets, soap and plastic sheeting, at Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp. Jo Harrison/OxfamThe 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 … [Read more...] about Kenya’s threat to close Dadaab camp plays on international refugee fears | The Conversation
