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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.
World Food Programme to close office in southern Africa after Trump aid cuts
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts. In a statement, a spokesperson said the office in Johannesburg would close and the WFP would consolidate its southern and east Africa operations into one regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
UN food agency shuts Southern Africa bureau after USAID cuts
The UN World Food Program has closed its Southern Africa office amid funding constraints, following significant US foreign aid cuts Read Full Article at RT.com
UN World Food Programme To Close Southern Africa Bureau Amid US Aid Cuts
WFP is closing its Southern Africa bureau due to US aid cuts, impacting food assistance amid a severe regional drought.
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 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.
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,
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.
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.
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,
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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 ...
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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 ...
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, WFP Grants $1m for Emergency Food Aid in Northeastern Nigeria
In a drive to ameliorate the humanitarian crisis triggered by flooding, and insecurity in the Northeastern Nigeria, the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the World Food Programme ...
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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 ...
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Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between World Food Programme and National Observatory on Climate Change
A significant step towards addressing climate change and food security has taken today with the signing of a Memorandum of ...
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In Crisis-Hit Parts of Africa, WFP School Meals Offer a Vital Lifeline to Kids - and Their Families
As African governments mark a decade of progress on school feeding, the push is on to get more children on boardA hot Sahelian wind blows dust through the open classroom windows of Kerfi village's ...