The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt has issued an urgent appeal for funding as it faces the prospect of suspending humanitarian food assistance to more than 235,000 refugees and vulnerable people in Egypt by August 2025. The challenge in securing funding, driven by shifting donor priorities, evolving relief strategies, and regional tensions, has come at a real human cost. Among those at risk is Hafsa, a Sudanese refugee and mother of four, who fled conflict in her homeland to Egypt, only to now face a new peril: the prospect of food insecurity. Having relied on WFP’s assistance to keep her family fed, Hafsa is emblematic of the thousands of families who may soon be left without basic support. This week, WFP Egypt said it is confronting a critical shortfall and will need at least USD 21 million (EGP 1.064 billion) to sustain operations through the end of 2025. Without immediate funding, food assistance could be suspended within weeks, a development that would disproportionately impact those most vulnerable, among them women and children. “It is an extremely challenging situation,” said WFP Egypt Country Director Jean-Pierre de Margerie. “WFP…
WFP Egypt May Suspend Food Aid to Thousands of Vulnerable Refugees Amid Severe Funding Shortfalls
June 30, 2025
