World Food Programme halves food rations to displaced Iraqis
ERBIL- The World Food Programme said on Friday it had halved the food rations distributed to 1.4 million Iraqis displaced in the war against Islamic State because of delays in payments of funds from donor states.
"This year somehow we are receiving commitments from donors a little bit late, we are talking with donors but we don't have enough money as of yet," said Inger Marie Vennize, spokeswoman for the U.N. agency.
"We have had to reduce (the rations) as of this month."
The WFP is talking to the United States - its biggest donor - Germany, Japan and others to secure funds to restore full rations, she added.
