The United Nations World Food Programme, which relies on the U.S. for nearly half its budget, is closing its Southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday as the region struggles to withstand a severe drought.

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will close its Johannesburg office, which oversees operations in southern Africa, and merge its southern and eastern operations into a single regional hub in Nairobi,

The decision comes amid widespread drought throughout the region, as well as an increasingly fraught war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday. WFP gets nearly half of its donations in a typical year from the United States,

The United Nations’ World Food Programme is closing its southern African bureau that’s been leading a response to the worst drought in the region in four decades as it expects funding from donors such as the US to slump by two fifths.

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, Bloomberg News said on Monday. The decision was communicated to staff around the world in an email on Friday from Global Executive Director Cindy McCain,

WFP consolidates offices in Africa due to U.S. aid cuts, emphasizing commitment to serving vulnerable communities.

The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday it is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints.