UNHCR KENYA

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 28/08/2020

Thanks to our donor @DFID_UK 🇬🇧, we introduced the use of vending machines to efficiently provide water to refugees and the host community in #Dadaab. Access to clean water is key in the ongoing fight against the spread of #COVID19. #UKAid #WithRefugees 📸©UNHCR/Mohamed Maalim https://t.co/CkuMlVHLhG

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

Finally, UNHCR remains committed to providing protection and assistance to the nearly 200,000 refugees living in Kakuma refugee camp. 11/11 Read statement here: https://t.co/s1lbuGiiBg

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

We are also working closely with law enforcement to enhance the security of the camp during this challenging time. 10/11

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

These services together with security arrangements have been reinforced to meet increased demands in recent months, including for those with suicidal ideation. Several hundred individuals in Kakuma, have benefitted from these services over the past few months. 9/11

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

Together with our partners, we continue to identify those most in need to offer assistance, psychosocial support and counseling. This includes mental health assistance, regular home visits and a dedicated toll-free and multi-lingual Protection Helpline. 8/11

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

Out of respect for the deceased and their surviving family members, we urge restraint at this tragic moment and warn against any use of pictures or footage of the deceased. 7/11

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

The deceased was being closely monitored by our medical partners, including a psychiatric nurse, as he was withdrawn, appeared disoriented and had refused to eat. He was placed under surveillance but managed to leave the center late Saturday night, 22 August. 6/11

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

The deceased was under mandatory quarantine in the Kakuma Reception Centre, as it is systematically done for new arrivals and in line with the protocols that have been put in place by the Government to help curb the spread of COVID-19. 5/11

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

We are also deeply disheartened by the apparent suicide of an asylum-seeker who took his own life a few days after his arrival in the camp, on 18 August. 4/11

UNHCR KENYA

@UNHCR_Kenya - 26/08/2020

Last night, a refugee was killed and another one wounded during a burglary incident in Block 5, Kakuma refugee camp 1. Police forces and emergency services were immediately deployed, and investigations are ongoing. We are assisting the family of the deceased at this time. 3/11