The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday.
WFP gets nearly half of its donations in a typical year from the United States, which is slashing foreign aid contracts around the world as part of President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.
Regional spokesperson Tomson Phiri said that the agency would consolidate its eastern and southern African operations and run both from Nairobi.
He told Reuters it would not affect country operations in Southern Africa, where WFP is supporting millions of people affected by drought.
"The goal is to stretch every dollar and target maximum resources to our frontline teams," said Phiri.
He declined to comment on whether the decision was directly related to Trump's aid cuts, saying only that "the donor funding outlook has become more constrained".
Trump's administration is cutting more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development's foreign aid contracts and over $58 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world.
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The U.N. human rights office said Israeli forces may be committing unlawful killings near the military armistice line in Gaza, after data showed that roughly a third of verified Palestinian deaths since the October truce occurred close to the boundary area.
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations has accused the United States of breaching its obligations as host of the UN after denying a visa to a senior Russian official to attend a Security Council meeting.
On 15 May 2026, an Ebola outbreak was officially declared in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s 17th since the virus was first identified there in 1976. The rare Bundibugyo strain has left health workers struggling without approved vaccines or treatments.
A group of Azerbaijani civil society organisations has called for increased scrutiny of Swiss building materials giant Holcim, citing court rulings and ongoing investigations linked to its subsidiary Lafarge's activities during the Syrian conflict.
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Thai rescuers say five people have been pulled alive from a flooded cave in remote Laos, where seven villagers became trapped after heavy rain cut off access underground.
Soaring temperatures across Europe have broken records in Portugal and sparked heat alerts in Italy and France, affecting events including the French Open tennis tournament.
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