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The Limits of UNHCR in Africa: Somalis in Kenya

Explore the UNHCR's challenges dealing with Somalis in Kenya. Analyze the two Somali groups, Kenyan policy, legal framework, durable solutions, and critiques. Question the effectiveness of solutions and the mission's limitations.

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The Limits of UNHCR in Africa: Somalis in Kenya

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  1. The limits of the UNHCR in Africa- the example of the Somalis in Kenya - Miklós TÓTH 27 May 2010 Africa: 1960-2010-2060, Pécs

  2. 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

  3. 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?

  4. 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

  5. Durable solutions- are they really solutions? -

  6. The actual practice: the fourth durable solution?

  7. Thank you for your kind attention!

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