U.S. funding cuts to the World Food Programme have limited rations of food assistance and cash to 20% of original allocations in Kenya's refugee camps. The scarce resource availability has led to violent protests and documented cases of starvation.

Date: 8/25

Region: Africa

Country: Kenya

Topic: Refugees & Displacement, Food & Farming

Policy Lens: Migration & Mobility

Entry Type: Human Impact

Additional Context: The lack of food has led to an increase in violence in refugee camps with August protests leaving one person dead. Food distribution has become more unsafe and several people have died in human stampedes trying to access supplies. According to reporting conducted by ProPublica, by August, food rations were cut to historic lows. Almost half the Kakuma camp got nothing at all.

Source: Devex,ProPublica