LATE last month, the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations agency responsible for distributing aid from donations by governments around the world, announced a $500m budget shortfall owing to soaring fuel and, particularly, food prices.
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Food shortages and financial problems predict meltdown
LATE last month, the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations agency responsible for distributing aid from donations by governments around the world, announced a $500m budget shortfall owing to soaring fuel and, particularly, food prices. The prices of the staple food items distributed by the WFP had risen by an average of 40% since June last year.
