An influx of refugees, mainly from Somalia, into Dadaab camp in northeastern Kenya, has not only overstretched the camp’s resources; incidences of sexual and gender-based violence doubled between 2007 and 2008, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said.
Kenya: Camp resources stretched by influx of Somali refugees
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