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Scoop: State Department ends support for some food security programs

by Elissa Miolene

“The decision halts funding for initiatives that build resilience in chronically food-insecure regions — known as resilience food security activities or nonemergency food aid — which are designed to reduce chronic hunger and prevent future emergencies.”

 

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