WFP faces funding shortfall to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia


ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said it has encountered a funding shortfall in meeting the needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and communities in Ethiopia.

The WFP, in its latest Ethiopia country brief issued late Thursday, said it is facing a funding shortfall of 420 million U.S. dollars to support its humanitarian activities in Ethiopia until the end of the year.

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