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Caroline Van Buren

@BurenCaroline

Representative to Kenya for #UNHCR, the UN @Refugees Agency. Also follow @UNHCR_Kenya

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4 are the pillars of 💪, hope, ❤️ & sacrifice 2 ensure that children access safety, food, education & health. UNHCR KENYA in continues 2 empower women thro impactful inclusion & promote their innovativeness.

Happy 2 all refugee mothers ❤️

4 #refugees #mothers are the pillars of 💪, hope, ❤️ & sacrifice 2 ensure that children access safety, food, education & health. @UNHCR_Kenya in #Dadaab continues 2 empower women thro impactful inclusion & promote their innovativeness. Happy #MothersDay 2 all refugee mothers ❤️
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These refugee students in Kenya are excited to start their education to become nurses and we wish them all the best!

Thanks to UNHCR KENYA, County Government of Turkana and KMTC, students are turning their dreams into reality as they start nursing school.

These refugee students in Kenya are excited to start their education to become nurses and we wish them all the best! Thanks to @UNHCR_Kenya, @TurkanaCountyKE and @Kmtc_official, students are turning their dreams into reality as they start nursing school. #NursesDay
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🎒 DAFI scholarship opportunity alert 🎒

📆Apply before 26 May

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🎒 DAFI scholarship opportunity alert 🎒 📆Apply before 26 May 💻 For more information, please visit: windle.org/scholarship_fo…
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🌱 Very proud to see our team in action, planting over 600 trees in Kakuma and Kalobeyei.

UNHCR stands in solidarity with the people of Kenya and @govtofkenya to remember the lives tragically lost to the recent floods.

🌱 Very proud to see our team in action, planting over 600 trees in Kakuma and Kalobeyei. UNHCR stands in solidarity with the people of Kenya and @govtofkenya to remember the lives tragically lost to the recent floods. #TreePlantingDay
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📍Kakuma refugee camp

UNHCR is coordinating with a range of partners to support refugee families impacted by flooding.

Core relief items were distributed today and we continue to monitor the situation to ensure refugees are safe.

📍Kakuma refugee camp UNHCR is coordinating with a range of partners to support refugee families impacted by flooding. Core relief items were distributed today and we continue to monitor the situation to ensure refugees are safe.
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Heavy rains are now hitting Kakuma refugee camp.

UNHCR is on the ground with Department of Refugee Services & partners monitoring the situation & speaking with community leaders.

As part of contingency planning, core relief items are prepositioned & facilities identified as emergency shelter.

Heavy rains are now hitting Kakuma refugee camp. UNHCR is on the ground with @DRSKenya & partners monitoring the situation & speaking with community leaders. As part of contingency planning, core relief items are prepositioned & facilities identified as emergency shelter.
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I am concerned about the heavy rains which have now reached Kakuma refugee camp.

UNHCR teams are on the ground, working with Department of Refugee Services, partners and members of the community on flood preparation activities. More updates on the situation soon.

I am concerned about the heavy rains which have now reached Kakuma refugee camp. UNHCR teams are on the ground, working with @DRSKenya, partners and members of the community on flood preparation activities. More updates on the situation soon.
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Latest situation from Dadaab refugee camp.

UNHCR and partners distribute more core relief items to families displaced by flooding, as part of a multi-agency response.

Latest situation from Dadaab refugee camp. UNHCR and partners distribute more core relief items to families displaced by flooding, as part of a multi-agency response. #flooding #ClimateEmergency
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Here's how UNHCR is responding to flooding in Dadaab refugee camp:

🏠 Moving families to safe shelter
📢 Sharing messages on flood safety
🛏️ Distributing blankets, kitchen sets + mattresses
⚕️ Sharing mosquito nets + repairing WASH facilities to prevent the spread of disease

Here's how UNHCR is responding to flooding in Dadaab refugee camp: 🏠 Moving families to safe shelter 📢 Sharing messages on flood safety 🛏️ Distributing blankets, kitchen sets + mattresses ⚕️ Sharing mosquito nets + repairing WASH facilities to prevent the spread of disease
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Latest on from Dadaab.

Farah and her daughters take shelter in a school after their home was destroyed.

UNHCR teams continue to support refugees impacted by this extreme weather.

Latest on #flooding from Dadaab. Farah and her daughters take shelter in a school after their home was destroyed. UNHCR teams continue to support refugees impacted by this extreme weather.
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Today the rains have luckily subsided in Dadaab, but 3,000 shelters have been destroyed and 20,000 refugees are still displaced.

UNHCR continues to distribute essential non-food items and we are coordinating with partners and the Government.

Today the rains have luckily subsided in Dadaab, but 3,000 shelters have been destroyed and 20,000 refugees are still displaced. UNHCR continues to distribute essential non-food items and we are coordinating with partners and the Government.
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Some 20,000 refugees are displaced from their homes and shelters in the Dadaab refugee camps due to flooding.

UNHCR and partners are distributing blankets, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, dignity kits, water purifiers, jerrycans, soap & kitchen sets to those most in need.

Some 20,000 refugees are displaced from their homes and shelters in the Dadaab refugee camps due to flooding. UNHCR and partners are distributing blankets, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, dignity kits, water purifiers, jerrycans, soap & kitchen sets to those most in need.
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Heavy rains are causing serious flooding and displacement in the Dadaab refugee camps.

UNHCR is working together with Garissa County Gvt. & partners, mobilizing core relief items for distribution, and moving people to safe locations.

Heavy rains are causing serious flooding and displacement in the Dadaab refugee camps. UNHCR is working together with @GarissaGov & partners, mobilizing core relief items for distribution, and moving people to safe locations.
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🚨Latest update on flooding from Dadaab refugee camp:

Many refugees have been forced from their homes, seeking shelter in schools and on higher ground.

UNHCR is coordinating with Garissa County Gvt. and mobilizing supplies for distribution.

🚨Latest update on flooding from Dadaab refugee camp: Many refugees have been forced from their homes, seeking shelter in schools and on higher ground. UNHCR is coordinating with @GarissaGov and mobilizing supplies for distribution.
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It was an honor to join H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH the Deputy President of Kenya, and lend UNHCR’s support and solidarity to those most affected by the flooding in Nairobi.

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Today I joined H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH Deputy President and Sam Jackson to distribute items to families affected by the devastating floods in Nairobi.

UNHCR KENYA distributed blankets, mats, jerrycans and mosquito nets to the displaced families.

Today I joined @rigathi Deputy President and @SWJackson to distribute items to families affected by the devastating floods in Nairobi. @UNHCR_Kenya distributed blankets, mats, jerrycans and mosquito nets to the displaced families.
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