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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jamey Keaten

EXPLAINED: Un s world food program warns donor cuts are pushing millions more into hunger | Vintage Vibes

The United Nations' food aid agency said Wednesday that severe funding cuts from its top donors are hurting its operations in six countries and warned that nearly 14 million people could be forced into emergency levels of hunger.

The World Food Program, traditionally the U.N.'s most-funded agency, said in a new report that its funding this year “has never been more challenged” — largely due to slashed outlays from the U.S. under the Trump administration and other leading Western donors.

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