Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
WFP: access constraints and resource gaps limit reach despite scaling up to 4 million monthly
Summary
WFP said it has reached more than 4 million people monthly but lacks the funding to scale further; convoys into besieged El Fashar remain blocked without guarantees of safe passage, and an interagency convoy will attempt to reach displaced populations outside the besieged zone.
The World Food Programme has substantially increased assistance in Sudan but warned that funding shortfalls and access constraints are preventing a broader scale-up, while convoys into besieged areas remain unauthorized.
"WFP has reached over 4,000,000 people each month with urgent food and nutrition assistance, double last year's reach," WFP Assistant Executive Director Valerie Guarneri said, while noting the organization now has operational capacity to reach 4–5 million people monthly but lacks the resources to sustain…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
