World Food Programme Halts Aid to 500,000 Gazans Amid Funding Shortfall
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
The UN's World Food Programme will stop monthly aid to 500,000 displaced Gazans due to funding shortages. This reduces the total number of recipients to 1.1 million, still about half of Gaza's population. The WFP warned that humanitarian conditions remain severe, with 1.4 million people facing acute food insecurity. The agency's efforts had previously helped alleviate famine conditions in the territory.
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- The World Food Programme is suspending aid to 500,000 displaced Gazans due to a funding shortfall.
- This reduction brings the total number of WFP aid recipients in Gaza to 1.1 million.
- The WFP warned that humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain harsh and needs are significant.
- Approximately 1.4 million people in Gaza are suffering from acute food insecurity.
- The agency stated its previous aid had helped mitigate famine conditions in Gaza.
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Monday its decision to suspend monthly aid to 500,000 displaced individuals in the Gaza Strip due to a lack of funding, while warning that needs remain significant. Sean Hughes, the WFP's Country Director for the Palestinian Territories, stated, "As of this month, we have had to strike half a million people from the total number of those we provide assistance to." This reduction will bring the number of Palestinians receiving WFP aid, either food or cash, down to 1.1 million, approximately half of Gaza's population. The WFP indicated that its efforts had mitigated the effects of famine in Gaza last year. However, the organization cautioned that conditions have not improved sufficiently to cease aid. Hughes, speaking from the UN agency's office in occupied Jerusalem, emphasized the ongoing insecurity, with daily airstrikes and continued displacement. He added that nearly everyone remains without a permanent home and that humanitarian conditions are harsh. Recent assessments indicate that 1.4 million people, about two-thirds of Gaza's population, are still experiencing "acute food insecurity" and require humanitarian assistance to survive.
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