UN food agency halts aid to 650 000 in Ethiopia
The World Food Programme (WFP) said it is suspending aid for 650 000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia due to a lack of funding.
The UN agency warned on Tuesday that 3.6 million people in Ethiopia overall are at risk of losing access to food aid in the coming weeks unless new financial support can urgently be sourced.
“WFP is being forced to halt treatment for 650 000 malnourished women and children in May due to insufficient funding,” the UN agency said in a statement.
The agency said it had planned to reach two million mothers and children with life-saving nutrition assistance in 2025 but will fall short due to a predicted funding shortfall of US$222m between April and September.
“Cash and in-kind food assistance for up to one million refugees will stop in June if additional funding is not received,” the agency warned.
Like many aid agencies, the WFP is caught in the crosshairs of funding cuts instituted by the administration of United States President Donald Trump. Shortly after his inauguration in January, Trump signed an executive order freezing all foreign aid.
The UN agency warned on Tuesday that 3.6 million people in Ethiopia overall are at risk of losing access to food aid in the coming weeks unless new financial support can urgently be sourced.
“WFP is being forced to halt treatment for 650 000 malnourished women and children in May due to insufficient funding,” the UN agency said in a statement.
The agency said it had planned to reach two million mothers and children with life-saving nutrition assistance in 2025 but will fall short due to a predicted funding shortfall of US$222m between April and September.
“Cash and in-kind food assistance for up to one million refugees will stop in June if additional funding is not received,” the agency warned.
Like many aid agencies, the WFP is caught in the crosshairs of funding cuts instituted by the administration of United States President Donald Trump. Shortly after his inauguration in January, Trump signed an executive order freezing all foreign aid.
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