World Food Programme Slashes Syria Aid, Affecting 7.2 Million as Funding Crisis Deepens
The agency cut aid to 650,000 people and needs $189 million to sustain assistance through November, officials said.
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UN food agency halves Syria food aid, halts bread subsidy
The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had halved emergency food assistance in Syria due to funding shortages, warning that millions remained vulnerable despite signs of stabilisation in parts of the country. The U.N. agency's biggest donor, the United States, has slashed its foreign aid under President Donald Trump, and other countries have also made or announced cuts in development and humanitarian assistance. The WFP said in a statemen…
World Food Programme halves Syria food aid, halts bread subsidy over funding shortages
The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had halved emergency food assistance in Syria due to funding shortages, warning that millions remained vulnerable despite signs of stabilisation in parts of the country.
UN food agency halves Syria food aid, halts bread subsidy over funding shortages
May 13 (Reuters) - The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had halved emergency food assistance in Syria due to funding shortages, warning that millions remained vulnerable despite signs of stabilisation in parts of the country.The U.N. agency's biggest donor, the United States, has slashed its foreign aid under President Donald Trump, and other countries have also made or announced cuts in development and humanitarian assistance.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is cutting its food aid to Syria by half due to a severe lack of resources. The forced decision puts the survival of millions in the country at risk, and also worsens the provision of food to refugees living in neighboring countries.
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