Some of the world's most vulnerable refugees will arrive in Brighton and Hove next month.

The 19 men, women and children aged from one to 57 have been living in a refugee camp in Kenya for up to 15 years after being forced to leave their Ethiopian homeland.

They are being brought to the UK under a resettlement programme between the Government and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

The Kakuma camp in Nairobi is home to up to 90,000 people. Most are members of the Oromo ethnic group which has frequently been in conflict with Ethiopia's central government.

Others are journalists and human rights workers who have been in persecuted for criticising the authorities' treatment of minority and opposition groups.

Those coming to Brighton and Hove are the first of about 80 people coming in three groups under the Gateway Protection Programme.

Most are Muslim or Christian families.

Brighton and Hove City Council and the Home Office are working with the UK charity Migrant Helpline.

Deputy council leader Sue John said: "These people have had appalling experiences, many of them facing the threat of death or torture."

Home Office Minister Joan Ryan said: "I am grateful to Brighton and Hove City Council for participating in the programme which has so far seen 475 people brought out of danger and offered a new start in the UK."