World Food Programme, UN and Rohingya

UN food agency seeks urgent funding to avoid aid cuts to Rohingya
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) called on Friday for urgent funding for its Bangladesh operations, warning that a funding deficit would curb rations for the Rohingya in the world's largest refugee settlement.
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.
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World community must work on UN Rohingya food aid cut
THE United Nations’ sudden and drastic reduction in monthly food aid, by 52 per cent, could be devastating for more than a million of the Rohingyas now sheltered in Bangladesh. The World Food Programme on March 5 announced that it would reduce its allocation for food for the Rohingyas in Bangladesh from $12.
Exclusive: UN plans to halve rations to Rohingya refugees without urgent funding
The United Nations has warned it will have to cut monthly food rations to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12.50 to $6 next month, unless it can raise funds to avert a measure that would worsen hunger in the world's largest refugee settlement.
Rohingya refugee food aid to be halved from next month: UN
Rations will be halved for around one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from next month due to a lack of funds, the United Nations food agency has said.
Exclusive-UN Slashes Support for Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia Due to U.S. Cuts, Sources Say
The United Nations' migration agency has slashed aid to hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, according to a letter seen by Reuters and two people briefed on the matter, because of massive funding cuts by their biggest donor,
Food rations for Rohingya refugees to be cut by half: UN
The UN still hopes to raise enough funds to avert a nutrition crisis.Food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh will be reduced by half starting next month, the United Nations has warned. What do the cuts mean for the Rohingya refugees?
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UN requires $620m to ensure continued support for Nigeria, Central Sahel
The UN food agency, World Food Programme (WFP), says it urgently requires $620 million to ensure continued support to crisis ...
UN agency raises concern over denial of basic education to girls in Afghanistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday highlighted that girls in Afghanistan have not been able to go to ...
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 ...
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UN World Food Programme Shifts Strategy Amid US Aid Cuts
The United Nations' World Food Programme is closing its southern Africa office due to funding cuts from the Trump ...
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UN food agency says it has less than 2 weeks of supplies left for Gaza
The World Food Programme is hampered by the Israeli blockade that began alongside the decision to continue the ceasefire into ...
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Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria Face Food Cuts Amid WFP Funding Crisis
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be ...
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International Women's Day 2025: UN Agencies Unite to Empower Women and Girls in the Fight Against Hunger
The three UN agencies reiterated their commitment to promoting gender equality as a fundamental component of achieving food ...
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Drought and dire hunger loom in Somalia, warns UN food agency WFP
The time to step up is now” for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of ...