The World Food Programme is reducing the number of people it supports in Gaza because of funding shortages, with assistance set to reach 1.1 million people instead of the previous 1.6 million.
The change represents a reduction of about one third in the number of people helped by the United Nations agency in the Palestinian territory. The available information does not specify when the reduction will take effect or which forms of assistance will be affected.
The World Food Programme’s decision highlights the impact of funding constraints on humanitarian aid in Gaza. The agency has not provided further details in the supplied material about the shortfall, the duration of the cuts or the prospects for restoring support to those no longer covered.
The latest stated figure is that 1.1 million people will receive assistance, down from 1.6 million. Further changes will depend on the funding available to the programme.
