United Nations, United States, April 28, 2025 (AFP) - WFP to slash quarter of staff as funding falls: staff memo

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The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP. President Donald Trump has moved to slash US contributions to the UN and its agencies since returning to the White House, causing funding chaos as Washington was previously the largest contributor to many budgets. The WFP is the world's largest humanitarian organization, charged with prev......

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