World Food Programme halves food assistance to West Bank due to funding shortages

Despite now reducing the service, the WFP shared that food needs have doubled since 2023 and an estimated 900,000 people are experiencing food insecurity in the Palestinian territory.

[Darfur Network for Human Rights] Refugees in Wedweil Refugee Camp, South Sudan, are describing increasingly difficult living conditions. Humanitarian assistance continues to fall short of basic needs. Meanwhile, growing concern is mounting that funding shortages could further reduce or end food support in the camp.

The agency warns further cuts are unavoidable without new funding.

NewsFeedThe UN World Food Programme has halved food assistance in the occupied West Bank due to severe funding shortages. The agency has also warned of further cuts in Gaza, where it supports 1.5 million people, unless it receives urgent new funding.Published On 1 Sep 2026

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.

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