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"Funding shortages force WFP to prioritise food assistance for refugees in Malawi" — ReliefWeb Updates · Humanitarian & Biosphere
The United Nations World Food Programme () has announced that funding shortages are forcing it to prioritize food assistance for the most vulnerable refugees in Malawi, meaning it will have to scale back or suspend aid for others. This affects tens of thousands of refugees, primarily in Dzaleka camp, who rely on WFP for basic food supplies. The move reflects a broader funding crisis at WFP, which has been forced to cut rations in multiple operations worldwide.
This is a primary-source announcement directly from WFP (via ReliefWeb and WFP's own news site), so the claim is authoritative about the organization's funding situation and its decision to prioritize assistance. The reporting is the official release itself, not a secondary account.
This is a genuinely new announcement published on November 13, 2026.
We reported on November 4, 2026 that WFP warned 125,000 refugees in Burundi risk losing food assistance, and on October 20, 2026 that WFP slashed Gaza food aid due to funding shortfalls — both part of the same global funding crisis.