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Friday, 24 April 2026
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World Food Programme

Also known as: WFP · United Nations World Food Programme

UN humanitarian agency distributing South Korean rice donation in Namibia and warning of funding shortfalls in Somalia.

World & Region

UN secretary general warns of imminent financial collapse

The News

António Guterres has warned that the UN faces an "imminent financial collapse" due to member states not paying their assessed contributions, with money potentially running out by July. The crisis has been deepened by the United States refusing to pay its contributions and withdrawing from UN agencies, forcing the organisation to return funds it has not received and cutting humanitarian programmes worldwide.

5 February 2026 · The Namibian →

Thursday 5 February

  1. UN secretary general warns of imminent financial collapse

    António Guterres has warned that the UN faces an "imminent financial collapse" due to member states not paying their assessed contributions, with money potentially running out by July. The crisis has been deepened by the United States refusing to pay its contributions and withdrawing from UN agencies, forcing the organisation to return funds it has not received and cutting humanitarian programmes worldwide.

    5 February 2026 · The Namibian →

Saturday 24 January

  1. US aid cuts worsen famine crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region

    USAID funding cuts under the Trump administration have deepened humanitarian shortfalls in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where aid organizations report up to 80% of the population needs emergency support and residents are dying from hunger and malnutrition. The closure of aid offices and reduced medical services have left internally displaced persons with minimal access to food, healthcare, and basic services, while the Ethiopian government denies the severity of the crisis.

    24 January 2026 · The Namibian →

Sunday 18 January

  1. Floods kill 100+ across southern Africa, thousands displaced

    Heavy rainfall has killed more than 100 people across South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, forcing mass evacuations and rescue operations. Authorities warn that further destructive weather may be imminent, with flooding destroying tens of thousands of homes and submerging vast areas of crops.

    18 January 2026 · The Namibian →

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