Myanmar's Food Crisis Escalates Amidst Funding Shortfalls

More than a million people in Myanmar may lose WFP food assistance due to funding shortfalls as conflict and displacement raise food insecurity. Nearly 20 million require aid as the junta suppresses information on the crisis. WFP needs $60 million to maintain operations.

More than a million individuals in Myanmar face the grim prospect of having their lifeline cut as the World Food Programme (WFP) announces potential food assistance cessation due to a severe funding shortfall.

The funding crisis could not have come at a worse time, with increased conflict and displacement significantly heightening the demand for humanitarian aid. WFP, the globe's largest humanitarian organization, cautioned that its upcoming cuts would severely impact communities entirely dependent on its aid.

The turmoil, following the 2021 military coup, has left nearly 20 million in need of humanitarian support, with an estimated 15.2 million facing acute food insecurity. WFP urgently requires $60 million to sustain its Myanmar operations amidst the widespread crisis.

(With inputs from agencies.)