[Solved] Consider the following statements: Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north- western Kenya. Some people who fled from the South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi. Some people who fled from the civil war in Somalia live in Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q82) Consider the following statements:

Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north- western Kenya.
Some people who fled from the South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi.
Some people who fled from the civil war in Somalia live in Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: 3

Bidibidi Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp in northwestern Uganda.
With over 270,000 South Sudanese refugees fleeing the ongoing civil war, as of early 2017 it was the largest refugee settlement in the world.
As of 2018, that distinction was claimed by Kutapalong refugee camp for displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh.
Bidibidi was opened in 2016 as a refugee settlement

Bidibidi Refugee Camp

Detail	Information
Location	Northern Uganda, near the South Sudan border
Origin	Set up mainly to house South Sudanese refugees fleeing civil war (especially after 2016)
Size	One of the largest refugee settlements in the world (at its peak, around 270,000 refugees)
Type	Structured more like a permanent settlement rather than a temporary camp — with schools, clinics, and markets.
Management	Supported by the Ugandan government, UNHCR, and various NGOs.

Dadaab is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 223,420 registered refugees and asylum seekers in three camps (Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo).
As of 13 May 2019, it is the 3rd-largest such complex in the world.
The center is run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and its operations are financed by foreign donors
In 2013, UNHCR, the governments of Kenya and Somalia signed a tripartite agreement facilitating the repatriation of Somali refugees at the complex.

Detail	Information
Location	Northeastern Kenya, near the Somalia border
Origin	Established in 1991 after the Somali Civil War broke out
Size	One of the oldest and once largest refugee camps — over 200,000 refugees currently (though it had more than 400,000 during its peak)
Management	Managed mainly by UNHCR and Kenya’s government
Challenges	Faces issues like overcrowding, funding shortages, security threats (especially with Al-Shabaab activity nearby).