WFP in Afghanistan forced to drop 10 million people from …
Sep 5, 2023 · KABUL – The World Food Programme (WFP) is being forced to drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan in September, bringing to 10 million the number of people cut off from its support this year in the country.
UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million hungry people in ...
Sep 5, 2023 · The U.N. food agency said Tuesday, Sept.. 5, 2023, it must drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan this month due to a massive funding shortfall. The action means that 10 million people will be cut off from the agency’s support this year in the country, the World Food Programme said in a statement.
Afghanistan | World Food Programme
Present in Afghanistan since 1963, the World Food Programme works with partners to reach the most vulnerable communities in need of assistance across the country, in line with humanitarian principles. WFP emergency operations in Afghanistan …
Afghanistan: WFP forced to cut food aid for 2 million more - UN News
Sep 5, 2023 · Food assistance to two million people in Afghanistan will have to be cut later this month, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Forced to take the drastic measures citing a...
WFP Afghanistan: Situation Report, October 2024 - ReliefWeb
Nov 11, 2024 · WFP is scaling-up its winter assistance to support the food security of 6.2 million vulnerable people, which typically worsens during winter with depleted harvests and fewer job opportunities....
Millions close to hunger after WFP cuts food aid to Afghanistan
Apr 20, 2023 · Amina Mohammadi, a 34-year-old Afghan widow from the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, is among millions of Afghans reliant on rations provided by the World Food Programme (WFP).
WFP set to run out of money for food assistance to Afghans in …
Jun 30, 2023 · Food assistance to Afghanistan will shrink to nothing by the end of October under current funding projections, the World Food Programme's country director told Reuters on Friday, as United...
WFP: Funding shortage limits aid to half of Afghanistan's hungry …
Jan 3, 2025 · The World Food Program (WFP) has announced that due to a lack of funding, it can only provide aid to 7 million out of the 14 million hungry people in Afghanistan. Pauline Eloff, the head of the emergency department at the WFP, wrote on X/Twitter on Thursday, January 2, that for every two families in need of food assistance, the organization can ...
WFP warns millions in Afghanistan in urgent need of aid
2 days ago · The World Food Program (WFP) has sounded the alarm over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where millions are in desperate need of assistance. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, WFP highlighted the grave choices many Afghans families face, such as deciding between feeding their children or keeping them warm during the harsh ...
USA Boosts WFP's Lifesaving Work in Afghanistan With $280M
Aug 14, 2024 · KABUL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan welcomes a contribution of $280 million from the United States of America through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).