UN slashes food aid for occupied West Bank and Gaza amid funding shortfall

International aid organisations are struggling for money as the United States has led a sharp cut in Western donations.

U.N. Food Agency Halves West Bank Aid Because Of Severe Funding Shortages  HuffPost

WFP says 76% of West Bank households have suffered significant income declines as its assistance shrinks to reach only 200,000 people

The United Nations’ food agency said Tuesday it is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank because of severe funding shortages and warned it may be forced to make further cuts in Gaza, where it supports 1.5 million people.

The UN agency has been providing food, vouchers and cash to 400,000 in the occupied West Bank, mostly in rural areas and the south but this will be scaled back.

GENEVA, Sept 1 - The World Food Programme said on Tuesday that funding shortages are forcing it to cut in half its food assistance in the occupied West Bank at a time when it says escalating settler violence and Israeli military operations are driving needs higher.

UN food agency halves West Bank aid because of funding shortages, warns new cuts may be needed  AP News

World Food Programme warns it may be forced to make further cuts in Gaza, where it supports 1.5 million people

Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over the past two years.

The United Nations' food agency is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank due to severe funding shortages

The United Nations' food agency is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank due to severe funding shortages