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UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau
The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, a communications officer said on Monday.
UN World Food Program closes its southern Africa bureau after Trump administration's aid cuts
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday that it was closing its southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints after the Trump administration announced last week that it was terminating 90% of USAID's foreign aid contracts.
WFP Closes Southern Africa Bureau Amid Regional Crisis
The World Food Programme is closing its southern African bureau, impacting food aid efforts during one of the worst droughts in the region. The decision follows a communication by Global Executive Director Cindy McCain,
UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME CLOSES SOUTHERN AFRICA BUREAU AFTER US AID CUTS
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Monday that it was closing its Southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints after United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration announced last week that it was terminating 90 per cent of USAID’s foreign aid contracts.
World Food Programme closes southern Africa office after Trump administration aid cuts
WFP consolidates offices in Africa due to U.S. aid cuts, emphasizing commitment to serving vulnerable communities.
U.S. Aid Cuts Put Pressure on WFP Amid Southern Africa Drought
The U.N.'s World Food Programme is closing its Southern Africa bureau due to severe funding constraints, primarily caused by U.S. aid cuts. The U.S., previously donating nearly half of WFP's budget, slashed foreign aid under Trump's administration.
UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau, Bloomberg News reports
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, Bloomberg News said on Monday. The decision was communicated to staff around the world in an email on Friday from Global Executive Director Cindy McCain,
UN Food Agency Shuts Southern Africa Hub Amid Trump Aid Cuts
The United Nations’ World Food Programme is closing its southern African bureau that’s been leading a response to the worst drought in the region in four decades as it expects funding from donors such as the US to slump by two fifths.
VOA60 Africa - WFP says it is closing its southern African bureau
The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday it is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints.
UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau amid funding cuts
The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday. WFP gets nearly half of its donations in a typical year from the United States,
Refugees injured in clashes with Kenyan police during food ration protests
At least four people have sustained gunshot wounds after police clashed with protesters in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp, in the country's north.
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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) alarmed at soaring hunger as more flee displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) alarmed at soaring hunger as more flee displacement camps in eastern Democratic ...
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WFP vows unhampered aid to PH; says US cutback impact ‘minimal’
The Philippines' flagship school meals and food voucher programs will continue to receive unhampered funding from the World ...
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World Food Program: Ceasefire in Gaza must hold up
The World Food Program (WFP) has stressed the need for the ceasefire in Gaza to hold up in order for aid to continue surging ...
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AfDB, WFP earmark $1mln grant to tackle hunger in North-East
in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP). David Stevenson, WFP’s Country Director in Nigeria, disclosed this in Maiduguri, saying “the grant, aimed at addressing the immediate food ...
WFP pauses food distributions in a Darfur camp as fighting in Sudan intensifies
The World Food Programme, the largest provider of food aid in Sudan, said on Wednesday it was forced to pause food ...
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AfDB, World Food Programme Pact To Tackle Northeast Food Crisis
The United Nations World Food Programme and AfDB pact has provided $1 million from its Special Re­lief Fund to provide emer­gency food assistance to flood-affected communities in northeastern Nigeria ...
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Ukrainian Red Cross, World Food Program provide food kits to residents of Kherson region
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the World Food Program (WFP) have provided food packages to more than 350,000 ...