VOA: Afghanistan Food Program Faces Massive Funding Shortfall
Afghanistan is again facing risks of mass starvation in coming months as critical relief operations suffer substantial funding shortfalls.
The World Food Program (WFP) says it faces a net funding shortage of $960 million to sustain humanitarian operations over the next six months.
"Funding shortfalls and skyrocketing prices mean WFP has been forced to take hard decisions earlier this year to cut down activities to the bare minimum from June to August, temporarily focusing assistance on 10 million people who face the most urgent and life-threatening needs," Philippe Kropf, the WFP's head of communication in Afghanistan, told VOA.
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