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Halt in U.S. aid cripples global efforts to relieve hunger

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About 500,000 metric tons of food worth $340 million is in limbo, in transit or storage.

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) also has been shut down.

U.S.-provided cash assistance intended to help people buy food and other necessities in Sudan and Gaza also halted.

FEWS NET is charged with providing early warning to U.S. policymakers about hunger crises that could require a humanitarian response.

It uses data from federal agencies, scientists and other humanitarian organizations to produce a stream of reports on food security.

Researchers say it can be more nimble and prolific than its U.N.-backed counterpart, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system.

Additional reporting by Kaylee Kang and Benjamin Lesser in New York . Editing by Janet Roberts .).

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