UN food agency cuts rations for refugees in east and west Africa

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The UN World Food Programme has said it has been forced to reduce food rations for refugees in east and west Africa due to a surge in demand and insufficient funding.

The war in Ukraine has had a worsening impact on the global refugee crisis and heightened the risk of famine, as it drove up the price of commodities, especially grain, reports Al Jazeera.

Three-quarters of refugees in east Africa supported by the UN programme have seen their rations reduced by up to 50%, WFP said, with those in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda the worst affected.

“We are being forced to make the heartbreaking decision to cut food rations for refugees who rely on us for their survival,” said WFP executive director David Beasley.