World Food Programme closes southern Africa office

World Food Programme closes southern Africa office after US aid cuts
The decision comes amid widespread drought throughout the region, as well as an increasingly fraught war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
UN Food Agency Shuts Southern Africa Hub Amid Trump Aid Cuts
The United Nations’ World Food Programme is closing its southern African bureau that’s been leading a response to the worst drought in the region in four decades as it expects funding from donors such as the US to slump by two fifths.
UN food program closes its southern Africa office in the wake of Trump administration aid cuts
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts, a spokesperson said Monday.
United Nations' food agency shuts Southern Africa office amid funding challenges
The United Nations' World Food Programme has decided to shut down its Southern Africa bureau, a move that comes as the region grapples with its most severe drought in forty years and millions face food shortages ahead of the May harvest (via Bloomberg ).
UN Food Agency Shuts Southern Africa Office Amid US Aid Cuts
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) is closing its Southern Africa regional bureau in Johannesburg, a move that comes as the agency lead
UN Food Agency Shuts Southern Africa Office Amid Trump Aid Cuts
The United Nations’ World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the US, is closing its Southern African bureau at a time when the agency is leading a response to the worst drought in the region in four decades.
UN food agency shuts Southern Africa bureau during drought, citing low funding
The United Nations World Food Programme, which relies on the U.S. for nearly half its budget, is closing its Southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday as the region struggles to withstand a severe drought.
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