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The limits of the UNHCR in Africa - the example of the Somalis in Kenya -. Miklós TÓTH 27 May 2010 Africa: 1960-2010-2060, Pécs. Some basic facts. - 373,889 refugees (February 2010) - 82,7 % are Somalis - constant growth. Why Kenya? - considerable volume - growing importance
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The limits of the UNHCR in Africa- the example of the Somalis in Kenya - Miklós TÓTH 27 May 2010 Africa: 1960-2010-2060, Pécs
Some basic facts - 373,889 refugees (February 2010) - 82,7 % are Somalis - constant growth Why Kenya? - considerable volume - growing importance - homogeneity - phenomenons applicable to other refugee crises
Somalis in Kenya - two groups of Somalis - ‘Kenyan Somalis’ - refugees - Kenyan interests - isolation - reduction of negative effects - main reasons - negative perceptions of Somalis - economic burden - political tension - security threat - Kenyan policy - encampment - refugee rights?
Happy 60th birthday, UNHCR!How are you doing? - the legal framework - 1951 UN Refugee Convention - 1967 UN Protocol - 1969 OAU Refugee Convention - the mission - legal assistance - durable solutions - repatriation - local integration - resettlement + material assistance - limits and critiques - politicized - financial dependence - political-legal constraints inefficient
Thank you for your kind attention!