UN food agency warns of deepening hunger crisis as funding falls short
In its 2026 Global Outlook, the Rome-based WFP said 318 million people were expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, citing sharp declines in humanitarian funding.
Workers prepare AIS boxes at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility in Damascus countryside, Syria, July 29, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Yamam Alshaar)ByREUTERS