Thank you #Dadaab Sub-county Admin & host community for the wonderful farewell gathering and #Somali breakfast this morning. It was a great honour serving you & the @refugees for over 2 years in #UNHCR operations.
"Being female and last born in my family doesn’t come with less expectations. I worked hard to make my parents, teachers and my community proud. I would like to be a doctor to help my people”. Says 14-year-old Maryan, the best #refugee student in #Dadaab. https://t.co/NBHf4H6OLj
Against all odds. Congratulations, Maryan!
"Some girls are either kept at home for household chores such as cooking, cleaning, fetching water and some, even married off. So Maryan’s achievement is truly great.”
https://t.co/FuHvuzIQ2M via @UNHCR_Kenya
It was an honour to watch history unfold today at the @UN in New York. The Global Compact on Refugees has officially been adopted by the General Assembly.
It will transform refugee response, benefiting both refugees and the communities that host them.
#RefugeeCompact
The @UN General Assembly has just agreed to a historic #RefugeeCompact. It is the biggest effort to broadly share refugee responsibilities that I have witnessed in 34 years of work with refugees.
In #Dadaab with PS Immigration @GKihalangwa visiting facilities worth $18 million in the now closed Ifo2 & Kambioos #refugee camps. Great potential for wealth creation through agriculture using 9 high-yield solarized boreholes. Strong partnerships with the private sector needed.
“As Kenyans we hv a responsibly to look after citizens of other countries if they need our help & we hv demonstrated that beyond any shadow of doubt. I want to commit that we'll continue to discharge our responsibility.” H.E @WilliamsRuto said today during his visit to #Dadaab.
We will continue to collaborate with the UN agency for refugees to protect the rights of the displaced; ensure safe spaces for children to learn and play and provide life saving aid. A modern education complex to promote learning for all will be set up at the Daadab Refugee Camp.
In #Dadaab today Deputy President @WilliamsRuto commended the partnership and support provided by #UNHCR. He reaffirmed #Kenya’s continuous commitment to welcome and assist refugees in need of protection.
Deputy President @WilliamsRuto announced the creation of a Technical & Vocational Training Center for host community & #refugee youth using facilities built by #UNHCR in #Dadaab. 40% of camp population is below 25yrs. Many are motivated but need skills.
Deputy president @WilliamsRuto today in Dadaaab where he instructed the establishment of Tivet facility to support both host and refugee population in #Dadaab and provide the needed skills for the youth in 3months.
@Refugees
@RaoufMazou
Important visit of UK Parliament International Development Committee to #Kakuma where self-reliance & inclusion are being actualized for #refugees & their gracious hosts. 85% of world’s refugees are hosted, protected & assisted in developing countries like #Kenya.
More than half of the world’s @refugees are children. Many will spend their entire childhoods away from home,sometimes separated from their families.
Together,let's stand with #WithRefugees 👦🏿👧🏿Let's restore their future https://t.co/rFH7SZdipD
#WorldChildrensDay
“I love the new style of shelter construction, one has a choice on the kind of house you want, materials to use + mason who will construct the house". Cash Based Intervention is giving @Refugees choices in shelter construction.
https://t.co/mpHMyKWj7o @S_CAnsizoglu@RaoufMazou