World Food Programme closes southern Africa office

UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau
The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, a communications officer said on Monday. The WFP's decision was communicated to staff around the world in an email on Friday from Global Executive Director Cindy McCain.
UN World Food Programme To Close Southern Africa Bureau Amid US Aid Cuts
WFP is closing its Southern Africa bureau due to US aid cuts, impacting food assistance amid a severe regional drought.
UN World Food Programme Shifts Strategy Amid US Aid Cuts
The United Nations' World Food Programme is closing its southern Africa office due to funding cuts from the Trump administration. To optimize operations, it will consolidate the offices into a regional hub in Nairobi.
World Food Programme to close office in southern Africa after Trump aid cuts
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts. In a statement, a spokesperson said the office in Johannesburg would close and the WFP would consolidate its southern and east Africa operations into one regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
UN food agency shuts Southern Africa bureau during drought, citing low funding
The United Nations World Food Programme, which relies on the U.S. for nearly half its budget, is closing its Southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday as the region struggles to withstand a severe drought.
WFP Closes Southern Africa Bureau Amid Regional Crisis
The World Food Programme is closing its southern African bureau, impacting food aid efforts during one of the worst droughts in the region. The decision follows a communication by Global Executive Director Cindy McCain,
UN World Food Program closes its southern Africa bureau after Trump administration's aid cuts
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday that it was closing its southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints after the Trump administration announced last week that it was terminating 90% of USAID's foreign aid contracts.
UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau, Bloomberg News reports
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, Bloomberg News said on Monday. The decision was communicated to staff around the world in an email on Friday from Global Executive Director Cindy McCain,
UN Food Agency Shuts Southern Africa Hub Amid Trump Aid Cuts
The United Nations’ World Food Programme is closing its southern African bureau that’s been leading a response to the worst drought in the region in four decades as it expects funding from donors such as the US to slump by two fifths.
VOA60 Africa - WFP says it is closing its southern African bureau
The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday it is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints.
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