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El Niño Threatens Over 1 Million in Burundi, WFP Seeks Urgent Funding
WHY IT MATTERS
The El Niño episode poses a significant threat to the well-being of over 1 million people in Burundi, highlighting the need for urgent funding to support food and school meal programs.
What happened
The World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an alert regarding one of the strongest El Niño episodes in decades, which threatens over 1 million people in Burundi. The WFP urgently requires $26 million to support anticipatory action and food and school meals during the critical period of October to January.
Beneficiary coverage decreased in August due to seasonal school closures and the return of Congolese refugees.
The WFP has been preparing for the new school year by strengthening systems and local procurement, mapping farmer cooperatives and millers, and laying the groundwork for sustainable school feeding.
PRIMARY SOURCES
WFP Burundi Country Brief September 2026
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CORRECTIONS & UPDATES
- Revision 1 · Initial ingestion · Sep 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
- Revision 2 · Source update detected · Sep 25, 2026, 10:00 AM