WASHINGTON — The State Department said Tuesday that it had rolled back an undisclosed number of sweeping funding cuts to U.N. World Food Program emergency projects in 14 impoverished countries, saying it had terminated some of the contracts for life-saving aid by mistake.

“There were a few programs that were cut in other countries that were not meant to be cut, that have been rolled back and put into place,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters.

Bruce said she had no immediate information on which countries had U.S. funding for food aid restored after a dayslong cutoff. She gave no explanation for how some contracts came to be canceled in error.

The World Food Program didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

The Associated Press reported Monday that the Trump administration cut funding to World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other countries.

— The Associated Press