Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) -A group of 76 Ethiopian refugees have voluntarily returned home from Kenya’s Kakuma camp yesterday, according to UNHCR.
The movement, supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the governments of Ethiopia and Kenya, is part of a growing trend of thousands of Ethiopian refugees in the region who are voluntarily choosing to return to back to their country, following recent developments.
The majority of those returning originate from Ethiopia’s Somali region and had been living in exile for up 12 years.
More than half are women and girls, with some having been born and raised in Kakuma.
More voluntary return movements from Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps are expected in the coming months.