The UN's food program (WFP) is forced to reduce its staff by 25 to 30 percent due to decreased international funding. This emerges from an internal email that the news agency AFP has taken part of.
Up to 6,000 jobs may be affected, according to the email.
US President Donald Trump has announced cuts to the country's support to the UN and its various organs since he took over the White House.
The US has been the largest donor to the UN, and Trump's announcement is feared to lead to a financing chaos for aid.
WFP is the world's largest humanitarian organization, which has played a crucial role in preventing starvation and hunger.
