DUBAI — The World Food Program says 10,000 tons of food meant for hundreds of thousands of children in Afghanistan has yet to arrive. The World Health Organization has been held up in sending a $6 million shipment of medicine to Gaza. “It’s worrisome,” Mutiga said, “and it potentially could end up being catastrophic.”In Afghanistan, WFP used to bring some of its food overland from neighboring Pakistan. But as tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan began escalating, WFP in October started sending food via Iran. In Somalia, where 2 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition, UNICEF says it is already seeing a rise in transport costs of food, medicine, fuel and water.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2026 16:32 UTC