Nigeria: World Food Programme suspends aid over funding shortage
Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking, the U.N. food agency’s regional head said. Margot van der Velden said nearly 31 million people in Nigeria are facing acute food insecurity and need life-saving food — a number “equivalent to the entire population of Texas going hungry.” Story by Emily Boyle.
Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking, the U.N. food agency’s regional head said. Margot van der Velden said nearly 31 million people in Nigeria are facing acute food insecurity and need life-saving food — a number “equivalent to the entire population of Texas going hungry.” Story by Emily Boyle.
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