UN food program closes its southern Africa office in the wake of Trump administration aid cuts
- The United Nations World Food Programme is closing its Southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints caused by U.S. Aid cuts, the agency announced on Monday.
- Funding for the programme has become constrained, according to regional spokesperson Tomson Phiri, as the U.S. Slashes foreign aid contracts.
- The United States provided $4.5 billion of the WFP's $9.8 billion budget last year, making it the single largest donor, according to the agency.
- El Niño-induced drought has caused national disasters in Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
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UN World Food Program closes southern Africa office amid US aid cuts
The UN World Food Program (WFP) will close its southern Africa office following the Trump administration’s recent foreign aid cuts. The decision underscores the broader impact of the administration’s termination of approximately 90 percent of USAID’s foreign aid contracts, a move that has disrupted humanitarian operations worldwide. WFP spokesperson Tomson Phiri told the Associated Press that the agency had already initiated a restructuring plan…
World Food Programme closes southern Africa office after US aid cuts
The NewsThe World Food Programme — which relied on the US for nearly half its budget — will close its southern Africa office after Washington slashed foreign aid. The closure comes as the region is gripped by a severe drought which threatens millions, while the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo could further strain food supplies. Aid organizations throughout Africa have been forced to close since US President Donald Trump’s de…
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