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UN food agency cites funding gap as it halts aid to 650,000 in Ethiopia

Malnutrition remains a serious concern, with 4.4 million children and pregnant and breastfeeding women requiring urgent treatment, warns WFP [Amanuel Sileshi/AFP]

The World Food Programme (WFP) said it is suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia due to a lack of funding.

The UN agency warned on Tuesday that 3.6 million people in Ethiopia overall are at risk of losing access to food aid in the coming weeks unless new financial support can urgently be sourced.

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