Caroline Van Buren
@BurenCaroline
Representative to Kenya for #UNHCR, the UN @Refugees Agency. Also follow @UNHCR_Kenya
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02-04-2019 13:27:16
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In Kakuma, more than 400 shelters are flooded.
UNHCR + partners making assessments + distributing blankets, mats, soap, underwear, sanitary products & mosquito nets.
🙏ピースウィンズ・ジャパン The Lutheran World Federation DanishRefugeeCouncil Terre des Hommes WFP in Kenya Humanity & Inclusion_East Africa Region for the coordination!
We received reports today of further flooding in Kakuma Refugee Camp.
The #ClimateEmergency is causing extreme weather that is wreaking havoc on refugees and the communities hosting them. Coordination with partners and Government remains key to our response.
Thank you 🇶🇦Qatar Charity | قطر الخيرية + Qatar Charity | قطر الخيريةglobal - your support is making a critical difference to the lives of refugees in Dadaab.
'In Kenya, IT is vital for our operations. It drives efficiency, connectivity, and innovation. And we can empower refugee with IT skills and connect them to more opportunities'
- Dieynaba, UNHCR IT Service Delivery Mgt Officer.
Happy #WorldTeleCommunicationDay
4 #refugees #mothers are the pillars of 💪, hope, ❤️ & sacrifice 2 ensure that children access safety, food, education & health. UNHCR KENYA in #Dadaab continues 2 empower women thro impactful inclusion & promote their innovativeness.
Happy #MothersDay 2 all refugee mothers ❤️
These refugee students in Kenya are excited to start their education to become nurses and we wish them all the best!
Thanks to UNHCR KENYA, County Government of Turkana and KMTC, students are turning their dreams into reality as they start nursing school.
#NursesDay
🌱 Very proud to see our team in action, planting over 600 trees in Kakuma and Kalobeyei.
UNHCR stands in solidarity with the people of Kenya and @govtofkenya to remember the lives tragically lost to the recent floods.
#TreePlantingDay
Great interactions of #Kakuma Coding Academy #Refugee Girls @ #GirlsinICTDay event by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency ITU Liaison Office with the UN in New York
Luxembourg at the UN🇱🇺🇺🇳
España en la ONU iamtheCODE- Enabling Girls Coders by 2030 #SDGs
🙏🏽 Lady Mariéme Jamme | She/Her🦋 you are a true inspiration.
UNHCR KENYA is working wth partners to build an equitable digital future for Refugee Girls
Happy #EuropeDay 🇪🇺 !
With the partnership and support of European Commission EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and European Union In Kenya, UNHCR can protect refugees in Kenya.
Thank you for your solidarity with refugees!
“Kakuma, Dadaab refugee camps will be upgraded to integrated settlements under KUSP2 – Kindiki' — the-star.co.ke/news/2024-05-0…
Department of Refugee Services, UNHCR KENYA, Julius Kibet Bitok, Caroline Van Buren, County Government of Turkana County Assembly of Turkana, Garissa County
Heavy rains are now hitting Kakuma refugee camp.
UNHCR is on the ground with Department of Refugee Services & partners monitoring the situation & speaking with community leaders.
As part of contingency planning, core relief items are prepositioned & facilities identified as emergency shelter.
I am concerned about the heavy rains which have now reached Kakuma refugee camp.
UNHCR teams are on the ground, working with Department of Refugee Services, partners and members of the community on flood preparation activities. More updates on the situation soon.