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 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.
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 Program Closes Its Southern Africa Office in the Wake of Trump Administration Aid Cuts
The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts
UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau amid funding cuts
The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday. WFP gets nearly half of its donations in a typical year from the United States,
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