Overview
- The agency cautions that without fresh contributions food assistance may grind to a halt in the Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia and Libya
- Rations in Uganda, Chad and South Sudan currently fall below emergency thresholds, with some refugees surviving on under 500 calories per day
- More than four million people who fled Sudan since early 2023 rely entirely on WFP aid across neighboring countries
- Chad, hosting nearly one quarter of the refugee population, faces further ration reductions in the coming months without new funding
- Shaun Hughes, WFP Emergency Coordinator, warns that additional cuts will leave vulnerable families at soaring risk of hunger and severe malnutrition