ROME
\nThe UN\u2019s World Food Programme warned Friday of an \u201cunprecedented crisis\u201d as it faces a 40 percent drop in funding this year, risking life-saving aid for 58 million people.
\nThe WFP said that despite the generosity of many governments and individuals, it is \u201cexperiencing a steep decline in funding across its major donors.\u201d
\n\u201cRight now, the organization is facing an alarming 40 percent drop in funding for 2025, as compared to last year,\u201d the Rome-based agency said in statement.
\nIt added: \u201cThe severity of these cuts, combined with record levels of people in need, have led to an unprecedented crisis for tens of millions across the globe reliant on food aid.\u201d
\nIt did not name any individual country, but the United States, by far the WFP\u2019s biggest donor, has dramatically cut its aid funding since President Donald Trump took office in January.
\nOther countries have also cut overseas aid, including Germany, the second biggest development aid donor behind the United States, and the UK, which is instead boosting defense spending.
\n\u201cWFP is prioritizing countries with the greatest needs and stretching food rations at the frontlines,\u201d said Rania Dagash-Kamara, WFP Assistant Executive Director for Partnerships and Innovation.
\n\u201cWhile we are doing everything possible to reduce operational costs, make no mistake, we are facing a funding cliff with life-threatening consequences.\u201d
\nThe WFP highlighted 28 of its most critical operations which it said were facing severe funding constraints and \u201cdangerously low food supplies\u201d through to August.
\nThey include Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, South Sudan, Chad, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Uganda, Niger, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Mali, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Haiti, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Kenya, Ukraine, Malawi, Burundi, Ethiopia, the Palestinian territories, Central African Republic, Jordan, and Egypt.
\nThe WFP had Thursday warned it had only two weeks\u2019 worth of food left in Gaza, where \u201chundreds of thousands of people\u201d are at risk of severe hunger and malnutrition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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