28 October 2010
Xinhua News Agency (United Nations) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) praised Kenya’s acceptance and protection of Somali, Sudanese, Congolese, and Ethiopian human trafficking victims and refugees amid the government’s relocation plan for refugees away from overcrowded refugee camps. UNHCR Kenya Assistant Representative in Charge of Protection, Louise Aubin, praised Kenya’s 20 year acceptance of refugees, adherence of international refugee housing standards and protection of refugees from traffickers. However, Kenya faces a housing crisis for refugees as present camps become overcrowded, camp crime grows, and urban resources become overused by urban refugees. Kenya faces two solutions: refugee relocation to new camps, which is opposed by citizens as an unjust land seizure, or increasing the population in overcrowded camps.
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State of Kenyan Refugee Camps as of December 4, 2008 (Source: Voice of America/You Tube)
State of Kenyan Refugee Camps as of December 4, 2008 (Source: Voice of America/You Tube)
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