Additional Context: In a region currently experiencing severe drought, widespread crop and livestock losses, and escalating conflict, the office’s closure will limit the delivery of humanitarian aid—exacerbating food shortages and already-high rates of chronic malnutrition. The World Food Programme, or WFP, received half of its budget in 2024 from U.S foreign assistance that has largely been cut.

According to WFP, due to budget constraints they have consolidated southern and east Africa operations into one regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. Some food programs have continued.

Source: WFP,The Guardian