US EditionUS approves $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger
The $32.5 million aid targets 764,205 conflict-affected Nigerians, including 41,569 pregnant women and 43,235 malnourished children, addressing severe food insecurity and malnutrition.
- On Wednesday, the United States Government approved $32.5 million for the World Food Programme Nigeria to support food and nutrition programmes, announced via the U.S. mission in Nigeria website.
- Funding cuts and operational suspensions have forced the World Food Programme to halt assistance in July, with food stocks in North-East Nigeria projected to run out by September, following USAID's closure two months earlier.
- WFP Nigeria will provide food and nutrition assistance to 764,205 beneficiaries, including complementary nutrition top-ups for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, and 43,235 children through electronic food vouchers.
- The U.S. mission said the support targets saving lives and aiding women and children in conflict-affected areas, with further implementation details expected from World Food Programme officials in the coming weeks.
- The donation represents a rare policy shift since former President Donald Trump suspended most aid through USAID, following an August $93 million emergency programme and as the U.S. remains WFP's largest donor.
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US approves $32.5M in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger
ABUJA, Nigeria — The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in US foreign policy since President Donald Trump suspended most aid through the US Agency for International Development.
US pledges $32.5 million to ease hunger in Borno, northern Nigeria
The United States has approved $32.5 million in humanitarian aid to Nigeria, targeting hunger in the country’s conflict-torn north, particularly Borno state. The U.S. mission to Nigeria said the funding will deliver food and nutrition support to internally displaced people in the northeast, where communities have been battered by more than a decade of insurgency. The aid package is expected to reach more than 764,000 people, including 41,569 pre…
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US approves $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger
The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in U.S. foreign policy since former President Donald Trump abruptly suspended most aid through the U.S.
US government donates $32.5 million to WFP to address hunger in Nigeria
The US government said the assistance includes complementary nutritional support for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, as well as 43,235 children, The post US government donates $32.5 million to WFP to address hunger in Nigeria appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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