×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Smart Minds Choose Us
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App

Refugee Day: From solidarity to shared prosperity

Congolese refugees line up to receive  food aid at Musenyi refugees site. [AFP]

Today, on  World Refugee Day held annually on June 20th, we commemorate the strength, courage and resilience of millions of refugees and hosting communities in equal measure. World Refugee Day is our primary opportunity to amplify and engage the public with UNHCR's global public advocacy campaign, #WithRefugees.

The campaign expresses solidarity with people forced to flee. In Kenya, World Refugee Day is marked in three main locations namely, Dadaab refugee camp, Kakuma refugee camp and Nairobi.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902