WFP to suspend malnutrition prevention in Yemen due to funding shortfall

STORY: WFP to suspend malnutrition prevention in Yemen due to funding shortfall DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital for treating malnourished children in Sanaa, Yemen 2. STANDUP (English): MOHAMMED MOHAMMED, Xinhua reporter 3. various of a malnourished child STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MOHAMMED MOHAMMED, Xinhua reporter "The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has stated that it will suspend its interventions to prevent malnutrition in Yemen starting in August, due to a severe funding shortfall, which will affect 2.4 million malnourished people in the country, who are among the most vulnerable." The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would suspend its life-saving malnutrition interventions in Yemen in August due to a severe funding shortfall. The WFP said in a report released Saturday that the lack of funds, combined with the continuous disruptions in supplies, has left it with no choice but to halt malnut