Un Food Agency Wfp: Us Funding Cuts Could Be 'death Sentence' For Millions

UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (Reuters) - The United Nations World Food Programme warned connected Monday that nan termination of U.S. backing for emergency nutrient assistance successful 14 countries "could magnitude to a decease condemnation for millions of group facing utmost hunger and starvation."

"We are successful interaction pinch nan US management to activity explanation and to impulse for continued support for these life-saving programmes," WFP said successful a station connected X.

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WFP main Cindy McCain urged world leaders to "weigh nan consequences. In a station connected X, she said backing cuts "will deepen hunger, substance instability, and make nan world acold little safe."

Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones

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