The World Food Programme estimates that ‘every one per cent cut in food assistance risks pushing more than 400,000 people towards the brink of starvation’
According to OCHA, the Unicef reported the lack of financing could affect its provision of water and sanitation services, emergency education and nutrition services.
According to him, out of 86 WFP country operations, at least 38 have already reduced or are planning to reduce the size and scope of life-saving food, cash, and nutrition assistance programs.
Hyderabad: MLC and Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Thursday interacted virtually with Bishow Parajuli, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) representative and country director to India on a wide range of issues including the state of hunger and malnutrition and the innovative steps taken by the Telangana government towards addressing these issues. The WFP […]
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In September, the UN said that critical aid had been cut at 300 health centres and more than a third of its major humanitarian programmes had been reduced or shut down entirely.