Send cash in large amounts, most urgently. No questions asked. That was the call from the U.N.’s World Food Programme on Tuesday as it warned it is struggling to feed even a third of the 318 million people facing severe hunger in 2026.
“Declines in global humanitarian funding are forcing WFP to prioritise food assistance to roughly one third of those in need,” targeting 110 million of the most vulnerable, it said in a statement as seen and reported by AFP.
That would cost $13 billion, the agency estimated — but warned “current funding forecasts indicate WFP may only receive close to half that goal.”
The WFP’s largest donor is the United States which, under President Donald Trump, has cut foreign aid, including to U.N. agencies. Other big donors, including some European nations, have also shrunk their humanitarian budgets, AFP notes.
Trump’s move was part of a wider directive to hold the U.N. to account for its spending and almost limitless calls for money.
Not another penny!
Heck, they spend that much on administrative fees each year! 😉
As long as the U.N. continues to prioritize giving food over producing food, it’s a losing proposition.