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No Wheat, Milk, Rice, Medicines: How the U.S. and Israel Are Starving Yemen
The Trump administration announced a truce with the Houthi rebels on May 6, but this was after the United States had already ...
World Food Programme to reduce food support in Sudan due to funding shortages
The World Food Programme warned on Friday it is facing a funding shortfall that could affect its ability to support people facing acute food shortages in Sudan within weeks as donor states reduce ...
UNAIDS to slash workforce as funding by United States and other donors disappears
UNAIDS had previously warned that unless support to its HIV efforts are restored soon, more than six million people could die ...
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Gaza is starving as Israel's aid blockade continues, aid official says
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Antoine Renard, of the U.N. World Food Programme, about the increasing risk of famine in Gaza as ...
Al-Monitor25d
UN food, refugee agencies warn of huge cuts after funding losses
especially from key donor the United States under President Donald Trump. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as contributions to the global aid agency have dropped, ...
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World News in Brief: UK cedes sovereignty over Chagos Islands, suffering in Sudan deepens, UN releases new emergency relief funds
The United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of Mauritius in an agreement signed ...
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World Food Programme to Reduce Food Support in Sudan Due to Funding Shortages
The World Food Programme warned on Friday it is facing a funding shortfall that could impact its ability to supply support to people facing acute food shortages in Sudan within weeks. The United ...