KABUL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan welcomes a contribution of £40 million (over US$50 million) from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). With this funding, WFP will be able to support more than 1.2 million people with emergency food assistance. Furthermore, WFP plans to provide preventive malnutrition treatment for nearly 150,000 children and more than 140,000 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Finally, this funding will enable 77,000 food-insecure people to participate in asset creation projects that help communities become more productive and resilient to the impacts of the climate crisis.