United Nations to Close 150 Clinics in Nigeria as Aid Cuts Hit Food Relief

(Bloomberg) -The united Nations Food Agency will close half of the clinics of Nigeria in the northeastern region of Nigeria because it starts to end human support due to aid cuts.

The World Food Program said that despite an emergency attractiveness of $ 130 million to maintain operations until 2025, he did not receive any funds to continue food and nutrition support for 1.3 million people.

WFP Communication Chairman Chi Lael said on Monday that these programs will end in August now and said, “Emergency and ruthless effect will be child feeding.” Half of the 300 clinic, “We are running this month will be closed and 300,000 children will cut the treatment of life -saving treatment,” he said.

According to the UN, 31 million Nigerian food insecurity faces with an acute hunger in the northeast lying with rebellion.

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The Nigerian Ministry of Health did not immediately answer the questions about how she planned to fill the gap. This year, the Federal Government allocated only $ 326,000 to manage malnutrition and to engage in high states.

After reducing the external aid of US President Donald Trump, the UN and other humanitarian institutions in Africa saw a major decrease in donor funds. European countries remove resources from overseas aid to support internal priorities.

In July, Geneva -based doctors, who do not know boundaries, said that the malnutrition of fatal child was increased due to a sharp decrease in foreign aid in Northern Nigeria.

“Fear, when the end of food aid, Northern Nigeria will be stability,” he said. “And the longer this fund is left, the harder it would be to withdraw the region.”

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