As a result, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), the largest provider of global food aid, has been forced to reduce, or even stop, food assistance to millions of people fleeing war, disaster and persecution.
Mercy Juma, head of communications for WFP in Kenya, said food assistance to refugees had been shrinking since 2018 due to funding shortfalls, with the most severe reductions implemented at the end of 2024 partly due to a lack of U.S. commitments.