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Cindy McCain, head of the UN World Food Program, suffered a mild stroke but is expected to fully recover and return to her duties within a few weeks. She has been actively involved in addressing global food crises, including conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, and remains committed to her role in fighting hunger worldwide.
The Pentagon announced that none of the aid delivered through a US-built pier in Gaza has been distributed to Palestinians yet, despite 569 metric tons of aid having arrived. The World Food Program halted deliveries due to safety concerns, but aid movements have resumed with hopes of distribution in the coming days.
Israel has allowed a small convoy carrying food to enter northern Gaza directly through an Israeli border crossing for the first time since the war began on Oct. 7, raising hopes for more aid to reach the territory where hundreds of thousands are at risk of starvation. The delivery, containing food for 25,000 people, was the first since Feb. 20 to the northern part of the enclave, and it came after six days of intensive negotiations. This move revives hope for continued access to northern Gaza over land, but major relief groups had suspended operations there due to lawlessness, poor road conditions, and Israeli restrictions on convoys.
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has begun slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia after a five-month suspension due to the discovery of a massive scheme to steal donated grain. The WFP is testing small-scale distribution in some areas and implementing enhanced controls and measures to ensure food reaches those in need. The suspension has affected 20 million Ethiopians and 800,000 refugees. The United States, the largest humanitarian donor to Ethiopia, will continue its suspension of food aid while negotiating for reforms in the country's aid system. Critics have called the suspension immoral, alleging that hundreds have died of hunger. Donors have recommended removing Ethiopia's government from the aid system, but the WFP works closely with the government at all levels.
The United Nations is facing a severe funding crisis, resulting in cuts to food aid, cash payments, and assistance to millions of people in many countries. The World Food Program (WFP) has seen donations plummet by about half, leaving them with only $5 billion out of the required $20 billion to deliver aid to everyone in need. This comes at a time when acute hunger is reaching record levels, with 345 million people acutely food insecure and hundreds of millions at risk of worsening hunger. The primary drivers of acute hunger are conflict, climate change, disasters, food price inflation, and mounting debt stress. WFP is urging traditional donors to step up and support them during this difficult time, while also seeking to diversify its funding base.
The United Nations is facing a severe funding crisis, resulting in cuts to food aid, cash payments, and assistance to millions of people in many countries. The World Food Program (WFP) has seen donations plummet by about half, leaving them with only $5 billion out of the required $20 billion to deliver aid to everyone in need. Conflict, climate change, disasters, food price inflation, and mounting debt stress are driving acute hunger, while funding is drying up. WFP is urging traditional donors to step up and support them during this difficult time, as ration cuts are not a sustainable solution.
The head of the UN World Food Program, David Beasley, has warned that without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months. Beasley praised increased funding from the US and Germany last year, but urged China, Gulf nations, billionaires, and other countries to step up their contributions. He warned that the next 12 to 18 months are critical, and if funding is not increased, there will be mass migration, destabilized nations, and starvation among children and people around the world.
The head of the U.N. World Food Program, David Beasley, has warned that billions of dollars are needed to prevent mass migration, destabilized countries, and starvation in the next 12 to 18 months. Beasley praised increased funding from the U.S. and Germany last year but urged China, Gulf nations, billionaires, and other countries to step up their contributions. He warned that without sufficient funding, there will be mass migration, destabilized nations, and starvation among children and adults. Beasley urged leaders to prioritize humanitarian needs that will have the greatest impact on stability in societies around the world.
The head of the UN World Food Program, David Beasley, warned that without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months. Beasley praised increased funding from the US and Germany last year, and urged China, Gulf nations, billionaires, and other countries to step up. He warned that the next 12 to 18 months are critical, and if funding is not increased, there will be mass migration, destabilized nations, and starvation among children and people around the world.