Refugees from Somalia

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Refugees from Somalia JSON 
41,593
Last updated 29 Feb 2024
Source - Office of the Prime Minister, UNHCR, Government of Uganda 
Refugees from Somalia by date JSON 
Refugees from Somalia by district JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Addis Ababa UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   0.2% 1,147
Bas-Uele UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   0.0% 1
Dadaab UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   12.3% 81,569
Dagahaley Ref. Camp UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   12.3% 81,569
Debark UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   0.0% 2
Fafi UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   12.8% 85,277
Garissa UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   12.8% 85,277
Hagadera Ref. Camp UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   12.8% 85,277
Haut-Katanga UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   0.0% 22
Ifo 2 Ref. Camp UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   0.3% 1,691
Ifo Ref. Camp UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   11.3% 75,295
Isingiro Office of the Prime Minister 29 Feb 2024   1.8% 11,882
Kakuma Refugee Camp UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   5.5% 36,417
Kalobeyei UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   0.0% 108
Kampala Office of the Prime Minister 29 Feb 2024   4.5% 29,686
Kamwenge Office of the Prime Minister 29 Feb 2024   0.0% 11
Kiryandongo Office of the Prime Minister 29 Feb 2024   0.0% 1
Koboko Office of the Prime Minister 29 Feb 2024   0.0% 1
Kyegegwa Office of the Prime Minister 29 Feb 2024   0.0% 11
Nairobi UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   2.7% 17,760
Turkana UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   5.5% 36,417
Turkana West UNHCR 29 Feb 2024   5.5% 36,417

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The Office of the Prime Minister succeeded in reducing the biometric registration backlog from 205,929 in January 2017 to 51,272 in December 2017
31 Dec 2017
Uganda received 354,456 new refugees arrivals from South Sudan in 2017
01 Jan 2018
By the end of 2017, UNHCR and partners received only 34 per cent of funds required to meet the needs of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.
02 Jan 2018
Mercy Corps distributed phones to 115 business-owners in Bidibidi to help them access information on market prices of goods and remain in contact with their customers
22 Jan 2018
Protection desks have become operational in all refugee settlements hosting South Sudanese refugee
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Grandi praises Uganda’s ‘model’ treatment of refugees, urges regional leaders to make peace

UNHCR, 31 Jan 2018

MVEPI REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, Uganda – Renewing a strong appeal to regional leaders to make peace, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has praised the “open border” policy of Uganda which is currently receiving up to 500 refugees a day. Grandi who is currently on an official visit to... Read more

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South Sudan refugees call for forgiveness among leaders

New Vision, 17 Jan 2018

KAMPALA - A cross-section of South Sudan refugees in Uganda have called on their leaders and all nationals to forgive one another if the country is to attain lasting peace. They noted that the country can never attain peace through violence and hatred like it is today. John Oketch, a former MP... Read more

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UNHCR boss praises Uganda on refugees' response

New Vision, 02 Dec 2017

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday leveled praise on Uganda’s response to the refugees whose rising numbers have put on strain on service delivery in many districts. The visiting director of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework at UNHCR in Geneva, Daniel End... Read more

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UAE, UNHCR sign US$4 million agreement for implementation of projects in Uganda

UAE - UNHCR, 11 Nov 2017

The United Arab Emirates and the UN Refugees Agency have signed a US$4 million agreement to provide emergency relief to South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, MoFAIC, indicated that the signing of the agreement marks the culmination o... Read more

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Phone technology gives refugees in Uganda a cash lifeline

UNHCR, 16 Oct 2017

BIDIBIDI, Uganda – Brian Dinga, his sister-in-law and her six children fled their South Sudanese home in September 2016 after his brother was shot dead in fighting. They trekked across the border into Uganda and were accommodated in the world’s largest refugee settlement, Bidibidi, where they str... Read more

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