disaster
WFP warns of rising food needs in Guinea-Bissau amid aid disruptions
By World Food Programme at ReliefWeb
· June 1, 2026
· 2 min read
. The cuts come at a critical time for Guinea-Bissau with almost 130,000 people expected to face crisis levels of hunger in the coming months, more than one in five people unable to meet their basic food needs, and 73 percent of the population lacking essential nutrients. The impact of supply chain
Key takeaway The number of schoolchildren receiving school meals has already been drastically reduced from 283,400 to around 152,000, leaving more than 130,000 school children without this critical daily assistance.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 1, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? . The cuts come at a critical time for Guinea-Bissau with almost 130,000 people expected to face crisis levels of hunger in the coming months, more than one in five people unable to meet their basic food needs, and 73 percent of the population lacking essential nutrients. The impact of supply chain
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