Dokument #1118037
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
AFP reports state that St. Anne is one of
four refugee camps located around Mombasa (4 Feb. 1997; 14 Dec.
1995). A UNHCR Information Bulletin indicates that St.
Anne's camp housed 9,065 Barawas (Bravans, Bravanese) and other
Somali clans in June (June 1993, 4).
In February 1997 AFP further reported that
one of the camps, Swaleh Nguru camp in Mombasa had burnt down (4
Feb. 1997). A later report stated that because of recurrent clashes
between the Somalis and Kenyan villagers, and following the
torching of one of the camps, the government of Kenya had asked the
UNHCR to close three camps near Mombasa (8 Mar. 1997).
In June 1996, the United States, at the
request of the UNHCR had agreed to consider about 4,500 Brawan
refugees housed at St. Anne's and Hatimi camps, for resettlement.
(Migration and Refugee Services of the United States Catholic
Conference, 1997, 2). Migration and Refugee Services states the
first batch of Brawans were expected to travel to the USA in March
1997, as many as 4,000 were expected to arrive by the end of 1997
(ibid., AFP 4 Feb.1997).
A 28 March 1998 Xinhua report states that
ten refugee camps across Kenya have been closed since 1992 and the
last remaining camp at Jomvu in the coast province was scheduled to
close in April 1998, "following the repatriation of its 1, 400
refugees to Somalia's Bajuni islands."
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is
not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any
particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please see the list
of additional sources consulted in researching this Information
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References
Agence France Presse (AFP). 8 March
1997. "UNHCR Relocates Somali Refugees in Kenya." (NEXIS)
_____. 4 February 1997. "Some 4,500
Somali Refugees to Resettle in the United States." (NEXIS)
_____. 14 December 1995. "UNHCR Closes
Second Somali Refugee Camp in Kenya." (NEXIS)
Migration and Refugee Services of the
United States Catholic Conference. 1997. "Barawan Refugees from
Somalia."
UNHCR [Nairobi]. Information
Bulletin. June 1993. "Refugees in Kenya."
Xinhua. 28 March 1998. "Kenya: UNHCR
Flies Somali Refugees Home." (NEXIS).
Additional Sources Consulted
US Committee for Refugees (USCR).
World Refugee Survey 1992-1997. 1993-1998. Washington, DC:
USC.
One oral source consulted did not
provide information on the requested subject.