The World Food Programme said Tuesday that it was suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia because of a lack of funding. "WFP is being forced to halt treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in May due to insufficient funding," it said in a statement. It comes as several Western countries have also reduced aid spending.
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