Caption: UNICEF Kenya Child Protection Specialist Zeinab Ahmed (right) speaks with Somali refugees in a camp in Dadaab, north-eastern Kenya., Credit: © UNICEF Kenya/2011/Holt
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UNICEF Kenya Child Protection Specialist Zeinab Ahmed (right) speaks with Somali refugees in a camp in Dadaab, north-eastern Kenya. 

Drought crisis in eastern Africa

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UNICEF responds as Somali refugees crowd camps in eastern Kenya amidst severe regional drought. Read the full description.
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Hundreds of thousands of refugees are overwhelming camps in Dadaab, north-eastern Kenya, where they are seeking a haven from drought and conflict in neighbouring Somalia.  UNICEF Kenya Child Protection Specialist Zeinab Ahmed talks about the conditions faced by Somali refugees crowding into camps in Dadaab, eastern Kenya.

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Hundreds of thousands of refugees are overwhelming camps in Dadaab, north-eastern Kenya, where they are seeking a haven from drought and conflict in neighbouring Somalia.  UNICEF Kenya Child Protection Specialist Zeinab Ahmed talks about the conditions faced by Somali refugees crowding into camps in Dadaab, eastern Kenya.

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