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Gavin Blackburn

UN agencies slash jobs, warn of impact to services amid US funding cuts, officials say

The World Food Programme (WFP) and other United Nations agencies will have to slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly from the United States, officials have said, warning the reductions will severely affect aid programmes worldwide.

That's according to internal memos obtained by the Associated Press and verified by two UN officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal personnel decisions.

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