Press Release: Kenya: European Commission allocates €15 million to bring relief to world’s biggest refugee camps

The European Commission has adopted a €15 million aid package to provide assistance to Somali populations at Dadaab camps, the biggest refugee camps in the world, hosting more than 278,000 people.

The sectors covered by this decision include health, water and sanitation, non food items, shelter and protection. In addition, €5 million will be allocated from this new funding to provide immediate food and livelihood assistance to people who are struggling to cope with the increased frequency of severe drought in the arid, semi-arid and coastal regions of the country.