Dadaab
Dadaab () is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 426,822 registered refugees and asylum seekers as of 28 February 2025, in four camps (Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo, and Ifo 2), making it one of the largest in the world behind Kutupalong refugee camp. The centre is run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and its operations are financed by foreign donors. In 2013, UNHCR, the governments of Kenya and Somalia signed a tripartite agreement facilitating the repatriation of Somali refugees at the complex.
Key facts
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- Dadaab
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- Dhadhaab
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- Ifo II camp in Dadaab.
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- Kenya
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- Location in Kenya
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- Country
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- County
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- Garissa County
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- October 2023
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- 302,805
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- EAT
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Establishment
- Construction
- Population growth and decline
- Demographics
- Infrastructure
- Living conditions
- Education
- Health care
- Environment
- Security
- Economic and legal status
- Repatriation and resettlement
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
- External links
Dadaab () is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 426,822 registered refugees and asylum seekers as of 28 February 2025, in four camps (Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo, and Ifo 2), making it one of the largest in the world behind Kutupalong refugee camp. The centre is run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and its operations are financed by foreign donors. In 2013, UNHCR, the governments of Kenya and Somalia signed a tripartite agreement facilitating the repatriation of Somali refugees at the complex.
==Establishment==
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