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UN World Food Programme Cuts Gaza Aid, Leaving 500,000 Without Support
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CNBC TV18•19-10-2026, 13:51
UN World Food Programme Cuts Gaza Aid, Leaving 500,000 Without Support
- •The UN World Food Programme has reduced its monthly assistance recipients in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million due to severe funding shortages.
- •Food rations have been halved, cash assistance has been cut for 75,000 families, and daily hot meal distributions have dropped significantly.
- •Roughly 1.4 million people in Gaza currently face crisis levels of food insecurity or worse amidst brutal winter conditions.
- •The WFP urgently requires 450 million dollars over the next six months to maintain critical operations in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Severe funding shortages forced the UN World Food Programme to reduce its aid operations in Gaza.
The cuts left approximately 500,000 people without monthly food support, reducing total monthly assistance recipients from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
The WFP stated that it urgently needs $450 million over the next six months to maintain its critical operations in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
