The United Nations World Food Program (RIF) announced yesterday that it was notified by Washington to New cuts in funding intended for the administration of emergency food aid in 14 countriesexpressing his fear of being equivalent to the imposition of “Death penalty to millions of people.”

The Pep, already confronted with shrinkage by 40% of his funding for 2025, “It is very worried about recent US government alerts that said funding for emergency food aid to 14 countries is ending,” The UN service stressed through X, without specifying which countries it is.

‘If applied’ this measure, “It will be equivalent to the imposition of the death penalty on millions of people facing extreme hunger and famine”he warned.

“We are in touch with the US government to seek clarification and call to maintain the support of these programs that save lives.”continued the PEP.

The new cuts do not concern the PEP itself.

The US government informed the United Nations Fund on Friday for the population (UNFPA) how terminates two new programs, The French agency informed yesterday, specializing in the health of the mother and the child. The first concerns the Afghanistan and provided for the cost of $ 24 million; the second Syria.

Announcements for cuts in international humanitarian aid have multiplied in recent months, especially on the US, triggering an alarm in NGOs and international organizations.

US Republican President Donald Trump thus abolished the 83% —Increasing funding ‘Tens of billions of dollars’– of the USAID International Development Aid programs, which managed an annual budget 42.8 billion dollarsamount equal to 42% of humanitarian aid distributed on a global scale.