UN agency raises 20% of needed African drought aid

HARARE, Zimbabwe - The U.N. World Food Program has faced challenges in raising $400 million for its Southern Africa drought response, collecting just one-fifth of what it needs to help seven countries in the region, a WFP spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The funding environment had become increasingly difficult as drought has dramatically raised the region's food needs, Thomson Phiri told Reuters.

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