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Funding shortfall may halt WFP food aid in eastern DRC

Shafaq News – Geneva

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned itcould suspend food assistance to millions in eastern Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC) by February 2025 due to a severe funding shortfall.

    Cynthia Jones, WFP’s country director in the DRC, reportedthat only $150 million has been received this year, far short of the $350million required to maintain operations.

    More than 3.2 million people in eastern DRC face emergencylevels of food insecurity as conflict and displacement escalate.

    WFP, once reaching one million people monthly, has scaledback assistance to 600,000, Jones said, adding that it may run out of fundsentirely by early next year if the trend continues.

    Humanitarian operations across Africa have been severelyaffected by declining global aid, as US and European donors redirect fundstoward domestic and defense priorities.

    Conditions in eastern DRC continue to deteriorate amidclashes between Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and Congolese forces, with both sidesaccused of abuses, further restricting access to one of the world’s mostunstable humanitarian zones.

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