KEY FIGURES
48,868
South Sudanese refugees received since December 2013.
10,691
New arrivals that have been registered since January 2016
1,025
Unaccompanied children in Kakuma Camp.
92
Number of refugees that have voluntarily returned to Somalia
21
Litres of water provided per person
3,191
Number of refugees and asylum seekers settled at Kalobeyei
FUNDING
USD 226.7M
Requested for the Kenya operation
USD 60M
Requested for Kakuma operation
PRIORITIES
Movement of new arrivals from Nadapal transit centre to Kakuma
Monitoring of new arrivals trend
Development of Kalobeyei settlement
Monitoring of malaria & watery diarrhea
Maintenance of roads and water network
HIGHLIGHTS
As at 31 July 2016, Kakuma had received 48,868* refugees from South Sudan since the start of the influx in December 2013. The South Sudanese account for 54% of the overall camp population consisting of 152,253* registered refugees and asylum seekers.
Since the break-out of violence on 7 July 2016, UNHCR SO Kakuma has received and registered 409 refugees as of 31 July, bringing the total number of registered new South Sudanese arrivals in July to 524. However, as of 31 July, an additional 596 were pending registration due to an electrical problem which prevented their registration in July. This brings the total number of new arrivals from South Sudan for the month, including both registered and unregistered, to 1,120 individuals.
In July, UNHCR organized two Voluntary Repatriation (VolRep) return flights of 64 Somalis returning to Somalia from Kakuma. The first flight was on 19 July which facilitated the return of 30 individuals to Mogadishu, and the second was on 21 July with 34 individuals returning to Baidoa. Thus far, 92 refugees have returned to Somalia by air through the VolRep programme from Kakuma. To date, some 300 Somalis have expressed interest in returning this year. There are twelve areas in Southern central Somalia that are deemed safe for return as well as districts in Somalia.
On 4 July, the Somali Ambassador to Kenya visited Kakuma accompanied by UNHCR Deputy Representative, Wella Kouyou. The Ambassador met with Somali refugee leaders and visited Mogadishu Secondary School.
The American National Broadcasting Company (NBC) crew visited Kakuma on the 11th and 12th of July for follow-up and filming of five refugees selected for 2016 Rio Olympics. UNHCR in collaboration with Film Aid International will screen the RIO Olympics in the camp for the refugees and asylum-seekers from 5-25 August 2016.
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