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650,000 refugees in South Sudan could lose food aid within weeks due to funding squeeze, say UN agencies

650,000 refugees in South Sudan could lose food aid within weeks due to funding squeeze, say UN agencies

  • South Sudan faces one of the world’s worst hunger crises, WFP and the UN refugee agency said
  • The last food distributions for the most vulnerable 240,000 refugees in South Sudan would be made in ‌September
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Situation worsening in Sudan’s El-Obeid: UN

Situation worsening in Sudan’s El-Obeid: UN

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Pope Leo decries leaders who ‘feed’ wars while millions go hungry

Pope Leo decries leaders who ‘feed’ wars while millions go hungry

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Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says

Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says

By Reuters ·
Israel orders UN food agency to cut ties with Turkish NGO in Gaza

Israel orders UN food agency to cut ties with Turkish NGO in Gaza

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Update UN food agency halves Syria food aid, halts bread subsidy over funding shortages

UN food agency halves Syria food aid, halts bread subsidy over funding shortages

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Somalia faces severe malnutrition crisis as WFP warns of aid halt

Somalia faces severe malnutrition crisis as WFP warns of aid halt

By Reuters ·
Over 1 million Sudanese refugees in Chad face drastic aid cuts, UN says

Over 1 million Sudanese refugees in Chad face drastic aid cuts, UN says

By Reuters ·
WFP warns Somalia food aid to halt, millions at risk

WFP warns Somalia food aid to halt, millions at risk

By Reuters ·
‘Content to die’: Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worsened by winter, aid cuts

‘Content to die’: Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worsened by winter, aid cuts

By Reuters ·
Afghan hunger crisis deepens as aid funding falls short, UN says

Afghan hunger crisis deepens as aid funding falls short, UN says

By Reuters ·
Update UN food agency projects northern Nigeria to experience hunger at unprecedented level in 2026

UN food agency projects northern Nigeria to experience hunger at unprecedented level in 2026

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World Food Programme may have to pause food aid in Congo due to record low funding

World Food Programme may have to pause food aid in Congo due to record low funding

By Reuters ·

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