Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza
The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
According to BBC News, the number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
This world story centres on the Palestinian Territories. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include World Food Programme, Gaza and UN.
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- Palestinian Territories · Middle East
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- World Food Programme, Gaza, UN, Palestinian
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- World
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