, Oct. 15 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday warned that six of its most critical humanitarian operations are facing severe pipeline breaks by year end, putting more lives at risk, as global humanitarian funding dries up.

Without additional resources, millions of vulnerable people could be left without lifesaving food assistance at a time when global hunger has soared to record highs.

The warning comes at a time when a new report issued by WFP, A Lifeline at Risk, finds that cuts to WFP food assistance could push 13.7 million current food aid recipients from crisis (IPC3) to emergency (IPC4) levels of hunger - a one-third increase.

"The world is facing a rising tide of acute hunger that threatens millions of ...