As a result, and for the first time in Nigeria, WFP's assistance will be limited to only 72,000 people ... "Now is not the time to stop food assistance," said David Stevenson, WFP's Nigeria Country Director.
The UNWorld Food Program (WFP) has warned that hunger may return to catastrophic levels in the Gaza Strip despite the expansion of its humanitarian operations, underscoring the urgent need to ensure the flow of aid.
"Behind these numbers are families who remain one shock away from slipping back into acute food insecurity," said Anne Valand, WFP Representative and Country Director a.i ... About the World Food Programme (WFP).
In Nigeria, last year’s funding shortfalls forced WFP to scale down its nutrition programmes, affecting more than 300,000 children; malnutrition levels in several northern states have since deteriorated from “serious” to “critical.”.