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WFP warns 17 million hungry, seeks $89 M aid in northern Nigeria.

7/3/2026

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WFP says 17 million people in nine northern states face crisis or catastrophic hunger.
Borno has 3 million acutely food-insecure, including 750,000 severe and 10,000 catastrophic cases.
WFP can aid 740,000 of the 6.2 million in three northeast states, far below the 2025 target of 1.3 million.
WFP seeks USD 89 million for six months to sustain aid as inaccessible sites double.
Aid cuts linked to President Donald Trump and other donors worsen the shortfall.

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WFP says 17 million people in nine northern states face crisis or catastrophic hunger.
Borno has 3 million acutely food-insecure, including 750,000 severe and 10,000 catastrophic cases.
WFP can aid 740,000 of the 6.2 million in three northeast states, far below the 2025 target of 1.3 million.
WFP seeks USD 89 million for six months to sustain aid as inaccessible sites double.
Aid cuts linked to President Donald Trump and other donors worsen the shortfall.