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World Food Programme

May 23, 2024

Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi most affected in southern Africa drought disaster: WFP

Ms McCain said that droughts had destroyed harvests in areas where 70 per cent of the population depended on agriculture for survival.

World Food Programme (credit: UN)
May 14, 2024

Floods render 40,000 children homeless in Afghan province

Afghanistan is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change.

Afghanistan
April 24, 2024

282 million people suffered acute hunger in 2023, latest food report says

Children and women are at the forefront of these hunger crises, with over 36 million children under five years of age acutely malnourished across 32 countries.

April 19, 2024

Hamas-Israel War: UN appeals for restraint in Middle East

“Ending the hostilities in Gaza would significantly defuse tensions across the region,” Mr Guterres said.

António Guterres
April 3, 2024

Zimbabwe declares drought national disaster, seeks $2 billion in aid

More than 2.7 million people in Zimbabwe will go hungry this year, Mr Mnangagwa told journalists.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa
March 22, 2024

Urgent support sought for girls as Haiti’s gang violence worsens

U.S.-based Haitian lawyer Yveline Dalmacy has called on world leaders to support girls in Haiti, affected mainly by the ongoing crisis.

Haiti girls
March 20, 2024

UK delivers over 2,000 tonnes of food to Gaza

The new aid delivery includes fortified wheat flour for use in bakeries, hot meals.’’

Gaza and Uk
February 20, 2024

WFP food aid delivery into northern Gaza suspended

The WFP said it was trying to resume deliveries as quickly as possible.

World Food Programme gets 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2024

UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza

“Humanitarian aid will not be enough to reverse the worsening hunger among the population.’’

United Nations
November 7, 2023

UN chief Antonio Guterres grieves over Nepal quake

The earthquake in Nepal deeply saddened UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, said his spokesman.

Nepal earthquake