ALBAWABA - The World Food Program (WFP) is slated to stop providing aid to thousands of Palestinian families as of June due to lack of funding.
The World Food Program will suspend food aid to more than 200,000 Palestinians, almost 60 percent of the current aid recipients, starting next June, due to a "severe shortage" of funding, local media outlets reported.
On Sunday, Palestinians participated in a vigil in front of the United Nations headquarters in Gaza, rejecting the decision.
The UN World Food Programme will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a shortage of funds https://t.co/0fPKYPHsUX pic.twitter.com/GrgX9t8dt0
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 7, 2023
The UN program used to provide needy Palestinians with monthly vouchers worth $10.30 per person, as well as food commodities. Both of which would be suspended after the latest decision.
World Food Programme to suspend aid to Palestinians due to funding shortage https://t.co/2B4PkFfPw7 pic.twitter.com/G84awnccOC
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 7, 2023
It is expected that the decision will affect families in the besieged Gaza Strip, where the highest levels of food insecurity and poverty are recorded.
The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a "severe" shortage of funds.#Palestinians | #Food | #WFP https://t.co/EJwanRon8t
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) May 7, 2023
