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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 -
UN feeding one million people in Ukraine
The UN is providing emergency food to one million people in Ukraine, it said Wednesday, though it warned many more were going hungry, with adults ... World News -
World Food Program says supply chains ‘falling apart’ in Ukraine
A World Food Program (WFP) official said on Friday that food supply chains in Ukraine were collapsing, with a portion of infrastructure destroyed and ... World News -
South Sudan to face its worst hunger crisis yet: WFP
More than 70 percent of South Sudan’s population will face extreme hunger this year as conflict and climate-related disasters deepen food scarcity, ... Middle East -
UN: 13 million people face severe hunger in Horn of Africa
Drought conditions have left an estimated 13 million people facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa, according to the United Nations World Food ... World News -
Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray lack adequate food: WFP
Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region do not have adequate food after 15 months of conflict, according to an assessment released on ... World News -
Donors back $280 mln transfer from trust fund to WFP for Afghan food, health needs
Donors agreed on Friday to transfer $280 million from a frozen, trust fund to the World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF to support nutrition and health ... World News -
Saudi Arabia, WFP partnership dates back more than 45 years: KSrelief supervisor
The partnership between Saudi Arabia and the World Food Program (WFP) dates to more than 45 years, the General Supervisor of the King Salman ... Gulf -
Elon Musk says will sell Tesla stock to solve world hunger, wants proof from UN first
Billionaire Elon Musk said that if the United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) could prove that $8 billion will solve world hunger, he would sell ... World News -
WFP to slash food aid to 100,000 in South Sudan due to funding shortages
The UN World Food Program will suspend food aid to over 100,000 displaced people in South Sudan, as funding shortages force the agency to make ... Middle East -
WFP needs $426 mln in aid for Ethiopia amid hunger crisis
The World Food Program needs $426 million in emergency funding over the next six months to feed millions of people in Ethiopia, including 5.2 million ... World News -
Madagascar droughts push 400,000 toward starvation: UN
The UN World Food Program says southern Madagascar is in the throes of back-to-back droughts that are pushing 400,000 people toward starvation, and ... World News -
Lebanese banks swallow at least $250m in UN aid for refugees
At least $250 million in UN humanitarian aid intended for refugees and poor communities in Lebanon has been lost to banks selling the local currency ... Economy -
Over 90 pct of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region need emergency food aid: UN
More than 90 percent of people in Ethiopia’s troubled northern Tigray region need emergency food aid, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it appealed ... World News -
Myanmar unrest driving up food, fuel prices: WFP
The political unrest in Myanmar is driving up food and fuel prices, risking pushing the country’s most vulnerable people further into poverty, the ... World News -
WFP to procure 200,000 tons of wheat for Sudan in 2021
The World Food Program will procure 200,000 tons of wheat for Sudan in 2021, in the second year of a program that allows the country to help prevent ... Middle East -
UN seeks $266 mln to feed refugees in coronavirus-hit East Africa
The United Nations launched an appeal on Tuesday for $266 million (221 million euros) to help feed more than three million refugees and asylum seekers ... Coronavirus