The UN has urgently called for the protection of civilians and warned of growing displacement and humanitarian needs.
WFP says ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade.
The UN World Food Programme says it might be compelled to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in North-East Nigeria at the end of July.
The agency said that five million risk losing assistance unless urgent funding is found.
Mr Muyaya at a news briefing said that the number of bodies to be buried “gave an overview of massacres committed in the city.”
Over a dozen people, including farmers, experts, and aid workers, have reported delays in planting crops such as sorghum and millet.
A few hours before the end of a fragile ceasefire in Sudan, the warring parties agreed on a five-day extension on Monday.
He warned that 2023 would be another very difficult year since there had been absolutely no funding from May onwards for the refugees and the displaced people.
A ship, called the Ikaria Angel, sailing on behalf of the UN World Food Programme, departed with a cargo of 40,000 tons of grain destined for Ethiopia.
“Poor people in both countries rely heavily on bread as a source of nutrition. It is subsidised and thus relatively widely available.”
