UN food agency cites funding gap as it halts aid to 650,000 in Ethiopia | Humanitarian Crises News

Aid to 3.6 million Ethiopians overall is at risk unless new support is sourced, the World Food Programme warns.

The World Food Programme (WFP) said it is suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia due to a lack of funding.

The UN agency warned on Tuesday that 3.6 million people in Ethiopia overall are at risk of losing access to food aid in the coming weeks unless new financial support can urgently be sourced.

“WFP is being forced to halt treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in May due to insufficient funding,” the UN agency said in a…