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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: Can One of the World's Largest Refugee Camps Handle a Coming Rush of Arrivals?
Description: The Dadaab Refugee Complex in Kenya hosts about 310,000 refugees, most of whom are Somalis who have fled conflict and drought.Β Dadaab has been around for about 30 years. AndΒ over the decades, it has periodically experienced sharp influxes of people.Β We are in the midst of one of those moments. In 2022, 51,000 people arrived and it is projected that in 2023 90,000 people will make their way from Somalia to Dadaab. This ballooning population is straining humanitarian agencies' ability to provide basic services to populations in need.Β My guest today, Hassan Maiyaki is the country director for Doct...