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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

UN emergency food aid in Somalia may halt by April amid severe hunger

Acute hunger in Somalia threatens millions; WFP faces funding shortages that could halt lifesaving food and nutrition assistance by April without immediate support.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

If this was just a UK story it would be bad enough, but we are seeing it is a French story, it is a German story and a US story. All these countries are cutting. There will be a time lag but this will cost lives. We have a responsibility to protect these lives.
UK politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Yemen: WFP stops operations definitively amid Houthi threats

"These circumstances, combined with a challenging funding environment, have resulted in the need for WFP to end the contracts of 365 staff members," he said.
World news
US politics
fromFuturism
2 months ago

A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID's Funding

US aid cuts under DOGE devastated WFP operations in Kenya, causing widespread starvation in refugee camps and contributing to child deaths and humanitarian collapse.
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SF food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

This must stop now': UN food body condemns RSF attacks on Sudan premises

Cholera outbreaks in Sudan are worsening amid ongoing civil war as humanitarian efforts face significant challenges.
SF food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

This must stop now': UN food body condemns RSF attacks on Sudan premises

Cholera outbreaks in Sudan are worsening amid ongoing civil war as humanitarian efforts face significant challenges.
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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Why has number of people facing hunger doubled since 2019?

318 million people will face critical levels of hunger next year, double the 2019 figure, reflecting a rapidly worsening global food crisis.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

How US funding cuts endanger efforts to empower Haiti's farmers

Nelson is among the more than 32,000 farmers across Haiti whose produce goes to the World Food Programme, a United Nations agency, for distribution to local schools. Together, the farmers feed an estimated 600,000 students each day. Their work is part of a shift in how the World Food Programme operates in Haiti, the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere.
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US news
fromFast Company
9 months ago

Food that could feed millions may expire due to USAID cuts

U.S. aid cuts are causing food supplies for millions to deteriorate in warehouses, risking increased global hunger.
SF food
fromwww.npr.org
10 months ago

Feeding the hungry will be harder than ever for the world's largest food aid agency

The WFP faces severe budget cuts, risking aid to over 100 million people and anticipating significant job losses.
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fromeuronews
10 months ago

UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts, officials say

UN agencies, led by the World Food Programme, face significant job cuts due to funding reductions, primarily from US sources, affecting global humanitarian aid efforts.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
10 months ago

UN food agency cites funding gap as it halts aid to 650,000 in Ethiopia

WFP suspends aid to 650,000 malnourished in Ethiopia amid funding crisis.
3.6 million people are at risk of losing food aid due to lack of support.
Funding shortfalls linked to US aid cuts and ongoing conflicts.
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