The new arrivals from Kakuma Refugee camp in northwestern Kenya received three big packages from DOHS on June 21. Once they let us know their clothing sizes, we can supply them even further from our Louisville supply! Please join us in welcoming all refugees to the United States! On June 20, UNHCR came out...
Category: UNHCR
Two new Sudanese arrivals from Krisan Camp in Ghana supplied with DOHS clothing and blankets in Louisville, Kentucky
Two jackets, two blankets, two sets of bathroom linens, two sweaters, fourteen pairs of socks, four scarves, two sheets, a first aid kit and an ESL aid were given by DOHS to a household set up for two refugees in the Louisville, Kentucky area over the past week. Both men are originally from Darfur, Sudan...
UNHCR: 65.3 Million human beings driven from their homes by violence as of December 2015
Twenty-four people are forced from their homes every minute by war and persecution, or one person of every 113 on earth. As near as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) can estimate, about half of these are children. 65.3 million is the highest worldwide number of forcibly displaced persons in the agency’s experience. 2015 also saw unequaled numbers...