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UN Refuses to Close Somali Refugee Camps in Kenya

The United Nations says it will not close Somali refugee camps in Kenya, despite an order from a government minister for the camps to shut down.Kenya hosts nearly 500,000 Somalis who have fled their country over the past 20 years, most of whom live in the sprawling Dadaab camps near the border.On Sunday, Kenyan Internal Security Minister Joseph Lenku said the camps must close and refugees must prepare to return to Somalia.Kitty McKinsey, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency, told VOA on...


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