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Funding Constraint Forces WFP to Scale Down Hunger Programme in Nigeria from 1.3m People in 2025 to 72, 000

This Day 18 Jan 2026
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.”.
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Malnutrition having 'harrowing' impact on Afghan women: WFP

The Daily Gazette 16 Jan 2026
A worsening malnutrition crisis is having dire effects on women and girls in Afghanistan who are failed by the international community, the World Food Programme's top official in the country told AFP ... .
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Sudan: WFP Warns Sudan Food Aid Could Run Out in March

All Africa 16 Jan 2026
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday that it is struggling to keep emergency operations running in Sudan, where more than 1,000 days of war have pushed families to the brink ....
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WFP warns 55 mln at risk of acute food insecurity in West, Central Africa in '26

Kuna 16 Jan 2026
GENEVA, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday of an ... The WFP official revealed that funding shortages have already forced the agency to significantly scale back operations.
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Fortification of local rice improves students’ health in Northern schools…The contribution of WFP to quality education

B & FT Online 16 Jan 2026
This has helped promote food security, nutrition and economic sustainability through programmes such as the World Food Programme (WFP) initiative, which complements the Ghana School Feeding Programme with fortified local rice.
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Germany's BMZ, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and WFP Launch School Meals Accelerator to Feed 100 Million Children by 2030

PR Newswire 16 Jan 2026
Rania Dagash-Kamara, Assistant Executive Director, WFP (credit ... In 2024, 119 million children in 78 countries received school meals through national programmes supported by WFP, while reaching 20 million children directly.
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World Food Program warns families in Sudan pushed to brink as resources dry up

Middle East Monitor 16 Jan 2026
Families in Sudan are being pushed to the brink as “brutal conflict” and famine continue, with the World Food Program (WFP) warning that its ...
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Families in Sudan pushed to the brink amidst brutal conflict and famine as WFP resources dry up (WFP - World Food Programme)

Public Technologies 15 Jan 2026
This comes as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is struggling to keep life-saving emergency operations running ... "WFP has been forced to reduce rations to the absolute minimum for survival.
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WFP warns Sudan food aid could run out in March (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)

Public Technologies 15 Jan 2026
) The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday that it is struggling to keep emergency operations running in Sudan, where ...
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