The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned that refugees in Ethiopia are facing a growing risk of hunger due to a severe funding shortfall that has forced the agency to cut food assistance.

WFP said it reduced rations in October for about 780,000 refugees from Sudan and South Sudan across 27 camps, lowering support from 60% to 40% of their needs. The cut means each person now receives less than 1,000 calories per day, the agency said.