World Food Programme closes southern Africa office

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, a spokesperson said Monday. Tomson Phiri said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press that the U.
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 World Food Programme To Close Southern Africa Bureau Amid US Aid Cuts
WFP is closing its Southern Africa bureau due to US aid cuts, impacting food assistance amid a severe regional drought.
World Food Programme Shuts Southern Africa Office Amid Trump Aid Cuts
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will close its Johannesburg office, which oversees operations in southern Africa, and merge its southern and eastern operations into a single regional hub in Nairobi,
WFP shuts southern Africa bureau after US aid cuts
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday that it was closing its southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints after the Trump administration announced last week that it was terminating 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts.
WFP closing Southern Africa bureau, discounts disruption
THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which relies heavily on funding from the United States, has announced that it will be shutting down its Southern Africa office due to financial limitations.
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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In the wake of Trump administration aid cuts, UN food program closes its southern Africa office
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