WFP funding plunge risks relief operations, Scott says
Carlos Scott warned that WFP experienced an about 40% funding drop last year and said the agency is at risk of having "nothing to give at all," urging member states to restore support immediately.
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Carlos Scott told the council that WFP experienced a sharp decline in funding last year, saying the agency saw a roughly 40% drop and that the shortfalls are "simply not sustainable." He warned that, in some contexts, WFP is "on the verge of having nothing to give at all," a condition that would sharply reduce aid to populations already facing acute food insecurity.
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