Refugee Food Rations Cut as War in Ukraine Worsens Global Hunger
- Curbs as high as 50% impacting Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda
- Global food prices have soared nearly 18% so far this year
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The World Food Programme is cutting food rations for refugees by as much as half, as it faces a hunger crisis worsened by the war in Ukraine and funding constraints.
“We are being forced to make the heart-breaking decision to cut food rations for refugees who rely on us for their survival,” WFP Executive Director David Beasley said Monday in a statement.