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This operation has expired on 31 March 2015.

Kenya hosts 370,000 refugees, mainly from Somalia and the Sudan, in Dadaab and Kakuma camps. The refugees have depended on ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳food assistance since 1991. Kenya¡¯s 2007 Refugees Act prohibits refugees from engaging in economic activities outside the camps, which prevents integration into Kenyan society. Prospects for repatriation or resettlement in a third country are limited.

Events in Somalia and the Sudan resulted in 67,500 new asylum seekers in 2010. WFP anticipates a further 73,500 refugee arrivals in 2011 and predicts that the refugee population in Kenya will rise to 520,000 by 2014.

Following a government request for continued international support for refugees, and in line with the recommendations of the September 2010 joint assessment mission, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ will continue food assistance for refugees in the camps. The operation will focus on relief and on ensuring that the special nutritional requirements of vulnerable groups are met.