NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedAugust 4, 2026Miami-Dade
UN World Food Program reports rising child malnutrition and impending aid cuts in Afghanistan
The UN World Food Program reports that child malnutrition has reached critical levels in one-third of Afghanistan's provinces. Funding shortfalls are forcing the organization to reduce food distributions and support services, which is expected to worsen the situation.
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The reduction in food aid directly impacts the availability of nutritional support for children in Afghanistan, with one-third of the country's provinces already facing critical levels.
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locationAfghanistan“site of the humanitarian crisis”personJohn Aylieff“stated that child deaths are rising and it is too late for many”organizationTrump administration“mentioned in relation to foreign aid cuts”organizationU.N. World Food Program“reporting on malnutrition and funding cuts”organizationUN World Food Program“The agency reporting on malnutrition and implementing aid cuts.”personEdith M. Lederer“contributed to the report from the United Nations”personOlga Cherevko“reported that wasting among children has worsened in over three-quarters of the ”