{"id":87094,"date":"2017-02-11T00:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/kenya-msf-welcomes-kenyan-high-court-ruling-declaring-closure-of-dadaab-refugee-camps-illegal\/"},"modified":"2017-02-11T00:23:02","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T22:23:02","slug":"kenya-msf-welcomes-kenyan-high-court-ruling-declaring-closure-of-dadaab-refugee-camps-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/kenya-msf-welcomes-kenyan-high-court-ruling-declaring-closure-of-dadaab-refugee-camps-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps \u201cillegal\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/kenya-msf-welcomes-kenyan-high-court-ruling-declaring-closure-of-dadaab-refugee-camps-illegal?lang=en\">Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps \u201cillegal\u201d<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>Doctors Without Borders\/M&eacute;decins Sans Fronti&egrave;res (MSF) welcomes today&rsquo;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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is a very positive step for the lives of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have been stuck in limbo since the official announcement was made in May last year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>MSF urges the Government of Kenya to uphold the decision. Any return of refugees to Somalia must be done on a voluntary basis.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>MSF strongly opposed the plan since day one, instead urging immediate consideration of alternative solutions to long-term encampment on such a large scale, including increased resettlement to third countries, smaller camps in Kenya or integration of refugees into Kenyan communities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MSF first started working in Dadaab in 1992 and is currently the only provider of medical care in Dagahaley camp. Staff are working in the 100-bed hospital in Dagahaley camp and at two health posts, providing outpatient and mental health consultations, surgery, and antenatal, HIV and tuberculosis care.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO on behalf of M\u00e9decins sans fronti\u00e8res (MSF).<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/372973de830a94f\/200\/70\" alt=\"M\u00e9decins sans fronti\u00e8res (MSF)\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/kenya-msf-welcomes-kenyan-high-court-ruling-declaring-closure-of-dadaab-refugee-camps-illegal?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps \u201cillegal\u201d: Doctors Without Borders\/M&eacute;decins Sans Fronti&egrave;res (MSF) welcomes today&rsquo;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. 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