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Ukraine could fail to meet future wheat demand if attacks continue: UN
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that Ukraine’s wheat production may be unable to meet domestic and export demand in ... World News -
WFP warns only four or five days of food stocks left in Gaza shops
The UN’s World Food Program said the food situation in the besieged and blockaded Gaza Strip was worsening, with only four or five days of stocks left ... Middle East -
Situation in Gaza ‘catastrophic’ as food, water supplies dwindle: UN WFP
The situation in Gaza is catastrophic, as food, water and electricity supplies in the besieged city continue to dwindle, a spokesperson for the World ... Middle East -
UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis
More than four million Yemenis will receive less food assistance as a result of funding shortages, compounding one of the world’s worst humanitarian ... Gulf -
UAE condemns killing of World Food Programme worker from Jordan in Yemen
The UAE has strongly condemned the killing of a UN World Food Programme worker from Jordan, in Taiz, Yemen, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM)In ... Gulf -
Yemeni police arrest two suspects in killing of senior WFP official in Taiz
Yemeni police on Saturday arrested two suspects in the killing of a senior World Food Program official the previous day, authorities said.Ten others ... Gulf -
Jordan urges WFP to reverse subsidy cuts to Syrian refugees
Jordan’s foreign minister called on the United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday to reverse a decision to cut food subsidies to Syrian ... Middle East -
WFP set to run out of money for food assistance to Afghans in October
Food assistance to Afghanistan will shrink to nothing by the end of October under current funding projections, the World Food Program’s country ... World News -
Billions of dollars needed to avert unrest, starvation: UN food chief
Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children ... World News -
Humanitarian crises have grown not just in frequency but also in complexity: WFP
“In the past couple decades, humanitarian crises have grown not just in frequency but also in complexity and protraction. Preparedness remains the key ... Middle East -
Food prices quadruple in cyclone-hit Malawi: WFP
Prices of staples have soared fourfold in parts of Malawi ravaged by Cyclone Freddy, deepening shortages in the country where nearly four million were ... World News -
Funding shortfall forces food ration cuts for millions of hungry Afghans
The UN World Food Program has been forced to cut rations to 4 million Afghans this month, it said in a statement late on Friday, due to a funding ... World News -
WFP reaches 2 mln earthquake-affected people in Syria and Turkey
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has stepped up its emergency response to support victims of the devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey ... Middle East -
UN seeks aid for 874,000 Turkey-Syria earthquake survivors
The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) appealed on Friday for $77 million to provide food rations and hot meals for 874,000 people affected by the deadly ... Middle East -
Syria earthquake: Aid, relief shortages leave rescue teams concerned
In the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake that hit Syria and neighboring Turkey, rescue teams are warning that the already-dwindling supplies of ... Features -
WFP welcomes KSrelief’s contribution to support food assistance to Syrian refugees
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a timely contribution of $6 million from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and ... Middle East -
Debris from drone strike hit truck in northern Ethiopia: WFP
Debris from a drone strike in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit a World Food Program truck carrying humanitarian aid and injured the driver, a WFP ... World News -
WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is planning a food relief program targeting 700,000 people in Zimbabwe from October as the effects of a ... World News -
Famine ‘at the door’ in parts of Somalia, says UN humanitarian chief
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths warned on Monday that Somalia was on the brink of famine after being hit by four failed rainy seasons that have ... World News -
Clashes erupt along border of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region
Fighting between forces from Ethiopia’s rebellious northern region of Tigray and central government forces has erupted around the town of Kobo, ... World News -
WFP warns 22 million face starvation in Horn of Africa
The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to 22 million, the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) said ... World News -
UN-chartered ship in Ukraine readying for journey to Africa after loading wheat
The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,0000 tons of ... World News -
WFP, Intl Red Cross join hands to boost response to climate shocks in MENA
The world’s largest humanitarian organization, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red ... Middle East -
World Bank to fund $100 mln in food insecurity aid to Sudan through WFP
The World Bank has agreed to provide the UN’s World Food Program with $100 million for an “emergency safety net project” to address food insecurity in ... Middle East -
UAE supports WFP in Ethiopia with $60 million in humanitarian aid
The United Arab Emirates provided $60 million in emergency aid to support the United Nations’ World Food Program’s (WFP) humanitarian response in ... Gulf -
What can be done to mitigate the food security crisis? FAO economist weighs in
The war in Ukraine has given rise to a global food crisis, with surging prices for cooking oils, grains, fuel, and fertilizer.For all the latest ... Features -
UN’s WFP ends food aid to parts of South Sudan as funds run dry
The United Nations World Food Program is suspending assistance to a third of those it planned to support this year in South Sudan as the East African ... Middle East -
Food security was ‘deteriorating’ before Ukraine war, but has worsened since: Expert
Food security was already “deteriorating” in many countries before the Ukraine war, but has since worsened, an expert from the United Nations’ Food ... World News -
UN says 20 million risk starvation as Horn of Africa drought worsens
Twenty million people are at risk of starvation this year as delayed rains worsen an already brutal drought in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the UN ... World News -
UN food agency seeks access in Ukraine war zones
The United Nations appealed Friday for access to Ukrainians trapped in war zones, saying those besieged were starving to death.The Rome-based World ... World News