Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP

The United Nations agency is facing a significant funding shortfall, with only $1.57 billion of the required $21.1 billion received this year, leading to drastic reductions in emergency feeding programs in 28 regions, including Gaza, Sudan, Syria, and the DRC. In South Sudan, where two-thirds of the population is facing acute food insecurity, the upcoming rainy season threatens to worsen the situation, while in the DRC, outbreaks of infectious diseases are surging due to shortages in medical supplies and blocked aid, with the public health system on the brink of collapse. Funding cuts also pose a threat to the availability of vaccines in North Kivu, with 50 million people affected by the crisis and the risk of infectious diseases spreading beyond borders.

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