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.
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.
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.
UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau amid funding cuts
The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday. WFP gets nearly half of its donations in a typical year from the United States,
WFP shuts down its office in South Africa: Bloomberg
Bloomberg reported on Monday that the United Nations' World Food Program (WFP), which receives most of its funding from the United States, is shutting down its office in South Africa. According to the report,
WFP Shuts Southern Africa Bureau Amid Funding Challenges
The United Nations' World Food Programme is closing its southern Africa bureau due to funding issues, primarily affecting support from the United States. This decision, announced by Executive Director Cindy McCain,
UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau
The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, a communications officer said on Monday. The WFP's decision was communicated to staff around the world in an email on Friday from Global Executive Director Cindy McCain.
UN's Food Agency WFP Closes Southern African Bureau, Bloomberg News Reports
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, Bloomberg News said on Monday. The decision was communicated to staff around the world in an email on Friday from Global Executive Director Cindy McCain,
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.
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.
VOA60 Africa - WFP says it is closing its southern African bureau
The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday it is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints.
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