Dadaab (Somali: Dhadhaab) is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 302,805 registered refugees and asylum seekers as of 31 October 2023, [1] in four camps (Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo, and Ifo 2), [2] making it one of the largest in the world behind Kutupalong refugee camp.

The Dadaab refugee complex was established in 1991, when refugees fleeing the civil war in Somalia started to cross the border into Kenya. A second large influx occurred in 2011, when some 130,000 refugees arrived, fleeing drought and famine in southern Somalia.

Dadaab rose from modest beginnings, set up in 1991 as a temporary shelter for 90,000 refugees fleeing the civil war engulfing neighboring Somalia.

Feb 21, 2012 · UNHCR set up the first camps in the Dadaab complex in 1991 to host up to 90,000 people. Today they host more than 463,000 refugees. GENEVA, 21 February (UNHCR) - This year is the 20th anniversary of the world's biggest refugee camp, Dadaab in north-eastern Kenya.

The Municipality of Dadaab is a semi-arid town located in northeastern Kenya. It is situated in Garissa County and is known for being home to one of the largest refugee camps in the world.

Jun 2, 2023 · Dadaab is now home to over 320,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, with more arriving each day. The Government of Kenya together with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and other humanitarian partners are helping newly arrived refugees with basic services including food, water and health care.

Aug 31, 2023 · Really a complex of now four camps in northeastern Kenya, Dadaab is still very familiar – the same bare, scrabbly ground, regimented huts, and communal taps. But some things have changed. When I left in 2021 to try my luck back in my homeland of Somalia, it housed 234,000 mostly Somali refugees.

5 days ago · For a long time Dadaab — which Kenyan authorities have repeatedly threatened to close over the years — was the largest refugee camp in the world. It has since lost that title but Dadaab remains imposing, boasting a population that rivals all but Kenya's biggest cities.

Dadaab Refugee Camps currently hosts about 225,000 refugees and asylum seekers. LWF has been one of UNHCR’s lead implementing partners since 2009 providing humanitarian assistance and support in four camps (Hagadera, Dagahaley, Ifo I and Ifo II).

Jul 20, 2023 · DADAAB, Kenya (AP) — Abdikadir Omar was trapped in an extremist-controlled town in Somalia for years until May, when he slipped out to make a 12-day journey with his wife and seven children to neighboring Kenya in search of food and safety.