US EditionFood rations are halved in one of Africa’s largest refugee camps after US aid cuts
- In northwestern Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, residents have faced a drastic reduction in their food supplies, along with the suspension of monthly cash allowances, following the halt of U.S. aid that began in March.
- These cuts follow a US policy shift that paused aid funding, which previously provided about 70 percent of the World Food Programme's budget for refugee assistance.
- Refugees in Kakuma now receive only 3 kilograms of rice per month, far below the UN's recommended 9 kilograms, causing rising malnutrition and hospital admissions of severely affected children.
- Nutritionist Sammy Nyang'a noted that some malnourished children die shortly after being admitted, while the WFP head in Kakuma cautioned that if funding does not improve by August, the situation for refugees could become considerably more challenging.
- Without new funding, millions of refugees across Africa, including 1.9 million in Uganda, could lose assistance altogether, increasing food insecurity and malnutrition rates among vulnerable populations.
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