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 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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UN World Food Program closes its southern Africa bureau after Trump administration's 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.
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The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday it is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints.
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