As winter tightens its grip on war-torn eastern Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of people are struggling to put food on the table due to a lack of funding for emergency humanitarian aid.
Last week, the World Food Programme wound up its food assistance operations in the east of the country, where a four-year conflict has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced millions. Citing insufficient funding and shrinking humanitarian access – especially in rebel-held areas – the Rome-based agency said: “WFP is no longer able to offer effective response in the country… It has become increasingly difficult to maintain donor …read more
Source: IRIN
