# UN ends aid to 500,000 in Gaza due to funding shortfall

> UN agency cuts food aid for 500,000 Gazans as funding drops.
- Title: UN ends aid to 500,000 in Gaza due to funding shortfall · Dawn
- Summary: UN agency cuts food aid for 500,000 Gazans as funding drops. World Food Programme will stop monthly aid to 500,000 people in Gaza because of insufficient…
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- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2038268/un-agency-to-end-monthly-aid-to-500000-people-in-gaza-over-funding-shortfall
- Author: AFP
- Published: 2026-10-19T08:01:58+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: world food programme, gaza, funding shortfall, aid, un agency, palestinian territory, food insecurity, news, politics
## UN agency to end aid
World Food Programme will end monthly assistance to 500,000 people in Gaza due to funding shortfall.
## 1.1 million affected
1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza will receive reduced food or cash assistance each month.
## WFP country director
Shaun Hughes, WFP country director, warned conditions remain brutal in Gaza.

> People are not safe. Airstrikes continue on a daily basis. People continue to be displaced.
## Acute food insecurity
1.4 million people in Gaza are 'acutely food insecure' and need humanitarian assistance.
## Famine classification lifted
UN lifted Gaza’s famine classification in December after ceasefire announcement.
## WFP assistance scale
WFP reached 1.5 to 1.8 million people monthly before funding cuts.
## Reduced aid packages
Families get one food parcel instead of two and smaller wheat flour bags.
## Cash aid cuts
Cash recipients get reduced from 1,250 to 750 shekels ($400 to $240) per month.
## Funding shortfall
WFP needs $450 million over six months but received half usual funding.
## West Bank aid cuts
WFP reduced West Bank aid recipients from 400,000 to 200,000 in September.
## WFP warning
WFP says conditions have moderately improved but winter could worsen needs.
## Key takeaway

World Food Programme will stop monthly aid to 500,000 people in Gaza because of insufficient funding.