The Dadaab Refugee Camp In Kenya Is The Biggest In The World

Image: New York Times

In Kenya, Dadaab Refugee Camp Faces $25-Million Shortfall -- L.A. Times

The Dadaab refugee camp, home to 465,000 people, most of them Somalis, is running short of funds for food and vital services, aid groups say.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya is the biggest in the world, a sprawl of nearly half a million people, some of whom have lived there for about two decades.

Residents who fled famine and warfare in Somalia have now seen grandchildren born and raised in what was supposed to have been a temporary home. They have also seen predators and criminal groups flourish, and watched as recruiters lure bored and frustrated boys back to Somalia to serve in militias or pirate gangs.

Read more ....

My Comment: What does not help the situation for these refugees is when aid workers are kidnapped, and food aid is stolen.