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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9333
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/kenya

Commission provides €2 million in humanitarian aid for Somali refugees

Brussels, 21/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission allocated €2 million for humanitarian aid to Somali refugees whose numbers are constantly growing in Kenya. Since early 2006, there has been a steadily increasing tide of refugees from Somalia to Kenya. Each day, around 1,200 Somali refugees cross the border. The office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has so far recorded 32,000 new arrivals this year in addition to the 126,000 Somalis already...

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