ROME: The UN’s World Food Programme warned Tuesday that funding cuts mean it will struggle to feed even a third of the 318 million people facing severe hunger in 2026. “Declines in global humanitarian funding are forcing WFP to prioritize food assistance to roughly one third of those in need,” targeting 110 million of the most vulnerable, it said in a statement.

Some 318 million people are expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, more than double the number in 2019.

ROME: The UN’s World Food Programme warned Tuesday that funding cuts mean it will struggle to feed even a third of the 318 million people facing severe hunger in 2026. “Declines…

UN agency said an estimated 318 million people will face acute food insecurity in 2026.