What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture

By Olivier Sterck, Associate professor, University of Oxford
Vittorio Bruni, Researcher and Fieldwork Coordinator - PhD Student, University of Oxford

Humanitarian needs are rising around the world. At the same time, major donors such as the US and the UK are pulling back support, placing increasing strain on already overstretched aid systems.

Global humanitarian needs have quadrupled since 2015, driven by new conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza. Added to these are protracted crises in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, and DR Congo, among others. Yet donor funding has failed to keep pace, covering…

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