Foreign Policy

U.S. Aid Cuts Deepen Humanitarian Crisis in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp

By Economics Desk | June 20, 2025

Sharp reductions in U.S. funding to the U.N. World Food Program have halved food rations at Kakuma refugee camp, exposing vulnerable families to worsening hunger and malnutrition.

The remote Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya is facing an escalating humanitarian crisis as food rations are slashed by half due to significant cuts in U.S. foreign aid. This reduction follows the Trump administration’s decision earlier this year to pause support for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), a move that has sent shockwaves through one of Africa’s largest refugee settlements.Home to approximately 300,000 refugees from over 20 countries, many like widowed father Martin Komol, who now survives on meager meals and community handouts, feel the impact daily. Komol's dilapidated home stands as a stark symbol of the fragility...

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