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Food Aid Ship to Yemen at Risk Amid Funding Cuts

4/16/2025

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Story summary

A merchant ship laden with wheat from Oregon is at risk as USAID funding cuts threaten humanitarian aid contracts. Set to arrive in Yemen by mid-May, the precious cargo could spoil or fall into the wrong hands. With 17 million people already grappling with food insecurity amid a brutal civil war, the stakes have never been higher.

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Story summary

A merchant ship laden with wheat from Oregon is at risk as USAID funding cuts threaten humanitarian aid contracts. Set to arrive in Yemen by mid-May, the precious cargo could spoil or fall into the wrong hands. With 17 million people already grappling with food insecurity amid a brutal civil war, the stakes have never been higher.