Cuts to UN Food Aid Undermine Global Stability and America’s Strategic Interests

The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) has sounded a dire alarm: severe funding reductions from leading donors, including a significant cutback by the U.S., are pushing nearly 14 million vulnerable people toward emergency hunger. While this crisis unfolds abroad in countries like Afghanistan, Congo, and Sudan, the ripple effects directly impact American national security and economic stability. Is America Abandoning Its Role as a Global Stabilizer? For decades, American leadership helped channel resources through organizations like WFP to prevent famines that fuel chaos and extremism overseas. But last year’s steep decline in U.S. contributions—from nearly $4.5 billion down to...