Utanga refugee camp
Utanga refugee camp is near Mombasa in Kenya.
Background
Utanga is close to Mombasa Port in Kenya.
Management
It is under UNHCR operation. As of 1993 there were about 40,000 Somali refugees in Utanga and also a smaller number of Ethiopians. UNICEF, World Food Program (WFP), International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), Pharmaciens sans frontières (PSF), and the Kenyan Red Cross Society (KRCS) (Ibid.) are responsible for healthcare, food and water distribution.[1]
Fighting
In August 1993, fourteen people were injured and a Somali teenager was killed in fighting between groups who were armed with bows and arrows. The fighting followed an argument a Kenyan bus driver had with Somali passengers.[2]
Sponsorship
The International Rescue Committee facilitated sponsorship for some refugees to go to America.[3]
American congresswoman Ilhan Omar spent four years in Utanga with her family as a child.[4]
References
- ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Kenya: Information on the location of Utange refugee camp and who operates it". Refworld. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ↑ "Kenya Welcome Mat for Somalis Fraying : Africa: The refugees from famine and warfare were embraced at first. But now they're blamed for an upsurge in crime". Los Angeles Times. 1993-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ↑ "I used to be a number in a refugee camp. In America I became a person | Boyah J Farah". The Guardian. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ↑ Bussel, Rachel Kramer. "Representative Ilhan Omar Signs Memoir Book Deal, Will Cover Journey From Refugee To Congresswoman". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
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