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Kenya, May 2023

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17 May 2023, Kalobeyei settlement, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Some of the circa 14,000 refugees currently accommodated there wait for the distribution of CRIs – core relief items, including blankets, soap, sanitary products, and buckets for water – at the reception centre of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement near Kakuma refugee camp. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC, Burundi and South Sudan, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than two months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp.

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Kenya - Kakuma Refugee Camp 2023
17 May 2023, Kalobeyei settlement, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Some of the circa 14,000 refugees currently accommodated there wait for the distribution of CRIs – core relief items, including blankets, soap, sanitary products, and buckets for water – at the reception centre of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement near Kakuma refugee camp. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC, Burundi and South Sudan, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than two months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp.