The United States, France, Sweden and Finland have either cut or reduced their contributions to the World Food Programme (WFP) which will probably result in a 40 percent drop in funding for 2025. The result is that 58 million people risk losing life-saving assistance in the agency’s 28 most critical crisis response operations.

In 2025, WPF reports that global hunger is skyrocketing as 343 million people face severe food insecurity, driven by an unrelenting wave of global crises including conflict, economic instability, and climate-related emergencies. In 2025, WFP’s operations are focused on supporting just over one-third of those in need – roughly 123 million of the world’s hungriest people – nearly half of whom (58 million) are at imminent risk of losing access to food assistance.

The 28 most critical crisis response operations which are facing severe funding constraints and dangerously low food supplies cover Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, South Sudan, Chad, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Uganda, Niger, Burkina Faso, DRC, Yemen, Mali, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Haiti, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Kenya, Ukraine, Malawi, Burundi, Ethiopia, Palestine, Central African Republic, Jordan, and Egypt.

In an attempt to save money, WFP is expected to cut up to 30% of its staff. According to AP news, one WFP official called the cuts “the most massive” seen by the agency in the past 25 years, and that as a result, operations will disappear or be downsized.