The Latest Breaking News from WFP

Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts

The United Nations food agency says that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfalls

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has described humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and other countries as “a crime”

Antonio Guterres’ visit comes after WFP says it may have to halve food vouchers for Rohingya starting next month.

The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid because of "critical funding shortfalls", it said on Friday.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Bangladesh on a four-day visit to review the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees amid the fear of aid cuts that could seriously affect them

Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction will impact the nutrition of more than 1 million refugees and create social and mental pressure

Tensions are again rising between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

Decision made after attempts to raise more funds had been unsuccessful, agency tells authorities

World Food Programme says ‘severe funding shortfalls’ to force cut in monthly food vouchers from $12.50 to $6.

Warnings of 'huge impact' on nutrition in Cox’s Bazar as amount allocated to each refugee is more than halved