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As Kenya announces to close the world’s largest refugee camp CARE urges for more time to protect refugee rights.

On this World Food Day, rain may be falling in some parts of the Horn of Africa. But there is no end in sight to the crisis that has left tens of thousands of people dead and hundreds of thousands on the edge of starvation.

KENYA, DADAAB (August 11, 2011) – As the influx of Somali refugees across the border to Kenya is increasing every day, CARE International draws attention to the lack of sufficient primary education for children living in the refugee camps of Dadaab.

While lifesaving aid is desperately needed for people already suffering in the Horn of Africa food crisis, CARE is calling on donors to also support immediate interventions that protect people’s assets and prevent more families from sliding down the path…

Female refugees fleeing conflict and hunger in East Africa are facing another threat: rape and sexual violence.

NAIROBI (January 30, 2008) – Dorah Nyanja is visibly moved as she recounts her ordeal though she can’t conceal a radiant smile. She is keenly aware that the community she serves protected her at a time when things were out of control and violence in…

NAIROBI (January 14, 2008) – In the aftermath of post-election violence, CARE staff visiting camps and settlements for internally displaced people in western Kenya have found a major crisis. Thousands of individuals and families are seeking refuge in…

KENYA (January 28, 2007) – Geoffrey Chege, a 25-year veteran of CARE, was killed on 28 January in Nairobi during a car jacking attempt. Chege directed CARE USA's programmes in East and Central Africa. He would have turned 57 in March.