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UN warns WFP funding shortfalls threaten global hunger response

United Nations Spokesperson Briefing · November 18, 2025
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The UN spokesperson repeated World Food Programme warnings that 318 million people could face crisis‑level hunger next year and said WFP aims to reach 110 million people in 2026 at a $13 billion cost but expects to receive roughly half that funding.

At a UN press briefing, the spokesperson reiterated the World Food Programme’s warning that global hunger is deepening and that the agency faces a major funding shortfall for 2026.

Farhan said the World Food Programme warned ‘‘318,000,000 people [are] expected to…

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