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Humanitarian Services Kakuma Town and Kenya News Updates

Repatriation of Somali Refugees

94 returnees of Somali origin were headed home after decades of exile in the world’s largest refugee camp.

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Human Rights Humanitarian Services News Updates

Somali Repatriation

Is repatriation a solution for Somali refugees?

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International Politics and Humanitarian Action

By Merrill Smith

To what extent do international politics impact UNHCR’s humanitarian action? Merrill Smith comments on the political interests that shape international refugee protection, from warehousing to “voluntary repatriation” to resettlement, and advocates a balancing of political and humanitarian concerns through integrative protection approaches.

Merrill Smith is the Director of Government Relations and International Advocacy for the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants and the Editor of the World Refugee Survey.

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Humanitarian Services

Sudanese Anxious on Their Repatriation

Volume 1, Issue 5-6 / May-June 2009

Some of the Sudanese refugees in kakuma refugee camp claim that they are not ready for repatriation.