The United States government has committed $32.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide urgent food and nutrition support for communities affected by conflict in Nigeria as cited by Punch.
In a statement issued by the US Embassy in Abuja, the funding will focus on delivering assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the North-East and North-West, with a special emphasis on women and children.
According to the embassy, the donation will enable WFP Nigeria to reach 764,205 people across conflict-affected areas.
This includes nutrition supplements for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, and 43,235 children, provided through electronic food vouchers.
This latest support builds on the United States’ wider emergency food aid initiatives.
Just last month, Washington unveiled a $93 million emergency food programme for 13 countries — 12 of them in Africa — to tackle worsening hunger and malnutrition.
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The US Department of State noted that the aid will provide ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for nearly one million children suffering from severe malnutrition.
Nigeria is among the beneficiaries, alongside Haiti, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Kenya, and Chad.
During a press briefing, the Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department, Vedant Pigott, said the aid would also cover essential food commodities, targeted nutrition, and emergency logistics support.
He added that the move demonstrates the Trump administration’s commitment to addressing global hunger:
“Today marks the first 200 days of the Trump Administration, and with it 200 days of delivering results and real wins for the American people.
Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio, the United States is restoring strength, securing prosperity, and standing up for American interests on the world stage”.
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The announcement comes just two months after the controversial closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) under the administration’s cost-cutting reforms — a decision criticized by former US leaders and international health experts.
For Nigeria, where millions remain food-insecure due to insurgency and displacement, the US support is expected to cushion the impact of hunger in some of the country’s most vulnerable regions.
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