'You reach a point where you have nothing. You will just die' – in East African refugee camps, food scarcity is a mortal concern

Empty bowls at a refugee camp in Kenya. Author provided

For refugees living in settlements across Africa, life got more difficult in 2023.

Shortfalls in the operating budget of the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, and the World Food Program have brought increased precarity into the daily lives of millions of displaced people across the continent.