World Food Programme to cut food rations

World Food Programme to cut aid for one million people in Myanmar
More than a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from life-saving food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) from next month because of critical shortfalls in funding, the latest cut in humanitarian support from the U.
UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar
The United Nations food agency said on Friday that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfalls. A statement released by the World Food Program said that most food rations currently distributed in Myanmar will be cut off in April,
UN's Food Agency WFP to Cut Aid for About a Million in Myanmar
(Reuters) - The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday more than a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from its lifesaving food assistance, starting from April, because of critical shortfalls in funding.
Funding cuts force WFP to stop food aid to one million in Myanmar
"More than one million people in Myanmar will be cut off from WFP's lifesaving food assistance starting in April due to critical funding shortfalls," it said in a statement. "These cuts come just as increased conflict, displacement and access restrictions are already sharply driving up food aid needs," it said.
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UN's food agency WFP to cut aid for about a million people in Myanmar
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