UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations World Food Programme warned on Monday that the termination of U.S. funding for emergency food assistance in 14 countries "could amount to a death sentence for millions of people facing extreme hunger and starvation."

The UN World Food Programme warns that the US decision to halt food aid funding in 14 countries could have catastrophic consequences for millions of people. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has expressed serious concerns about the United States' decision to halt emergency food aid funding in 14 countries.

The State Department has moved to squeeze lifesaving foreign aid dramatically around the world, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter.