US Food Aid Cut, Millions Face Hunger Crisis

More than 66,000 tonnes of U.S.-sourced food rations, valued at over $98 million, are sitting unused in government warehouses in Djibouti, South Africa, Dubai, and Houston due to U.S. aid cuts enacted by the Trump administration. The dismantling of USAID has resulted in canceled supplier and contractor agreements and the imminent firing of warehouse staff, leaving the food at risk of expiring or being destroyed as early as July. The stockpiled rations—high-energy biscuits, vegetable oil, and fortified grains—are urgently needed in hunger-stricken regions such as Gaza, Sudan, and South Sudan. Aid officials warn that the unused food could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. The crisis unfolds as the World Food Programme reports 343 million people facing acute food insecurity worldwide. Despite proposals to distribute the supplies via aid organizations, U.S. government approval remains stalled, worsening the humanitarian emergency.