Medscape March 26, 2025
GENEVA (Reuters) -Programmes to help prevent malnourishment in children in Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria could be suspended within months if urgent funding is not found, the U.N.’s World Food Programme warned on Wednesday.
“If we fail to act, we are condemning millions of children to a lifetime of suffering”, said WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain in a statement ahead of a summit in Paris on Wednesday where governments and charities will discuss tackling growing global malnutrition and hunger.
The WFP has suffered severe financial setbacks after the U.S., its single largest donor, announced a 90-day pause on foreign aid assistance while it determines if programmes are aligned with the Trump administration’s “America first” policy.
The U.S. provided $4.5 billion of...
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