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The limits of the UNHCR in Africa - the example of the Somalis in Kenya - Miklós TÓTH 27 May 2010 Africa: 1960-2010-2060, Pécs.

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1 The limits of the UNHCR in Africa - the example of the Somalis in Kenya - Miklós TÓTH 27 May 2010 Africa: 1960-2010-2060, Pécs

2 Some basic facts - 373,889 refugees (February 2010) - 82,7 % are Somalis - constant growth Why Kenya? - considerable volume - growing importance - homogeneity - phenomenons applicable to other refugee crises

3 Somalis in Kenya - two groups of Somalis - ‘Kenyan Somalis’ - refugees - Kenyan interests - isolation - reduction of negative effects - main reasons - negative perceptions of Somalis - economic burden - political tension - security threat - Kenyan policy - encampment - refugee rights?

4 Happy 60th birthday, UNHCR! How are you doing? - the legal framework - 1951 UN Refugee Convention - 1967 UN Protocol - 1969 OAU Refugee Convention - the mission - legal assistance - durable solutions - repatriation - local integration - resettlement + material assistance - limits and critiques - politicized - financial dependence - political-legal constraints  inefficient

5 Durable solutions - are they really solutions? - durable solutionobstacles local integrationthe negative attitude of Kenya towards the Somalis repatriationongoing civil war, famine resettlementselective, insufficient

6 The actual practice: the fourth durable solution?

7 Thank you for your kind attention!

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