The number of people affected by hunger in the world has increased to reach 828 million in 2021, an increase of approximately 46 million compared to 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a UN report
The World Food Programme (WFP) has hailed Odisha’s transformational progress in food security and sustainable livelihoods by touching the lives of millions of people, especially the marginalised and women, and is set to present it as a model for other countries. At
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended food aid to South Sudan, citing insufficient funding as the only reason. According to a statement issued in the capital Juba, the WFP’s decision will increase the risk of starvation for 1.7 million
Three months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine , the UN Secretary General denounced on Wednesday and said, “For those on the ground, every day brings new bloodshed and suffering. And for people around the world, the war is threatening to unleash
Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank has announced that following the United Nation’s cash delivery to Afghanistan, the 17th package of humanitarian aid consisting of $32 million arrived in Kabul on Sunday, March 6, 2022. This brings the total amount of cash
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that families in conflict-affected areas of Ukraine are already struggling to find food. The United Nations’ agency predicts that this crisis could have consequences beyond borders. The WFP chief is in Poland and recalled that
UN food agency, World Food Programme (WFP) has said, there is an increased food insecurity in Myanmar due to a combination of the current political crisis, poverty, displacement and economic destruction of the Covid-19 pandemic. During 2021, the UN agency intensified its campaigns
Authorities in Sudan’s North Darfur state have announced a night curfew after unidentified gunmen looted a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and facilities used by a former peacekeeping mission. In a statement, the United Nations said, more than 1,900 metric tonnes of food meant
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting that Afghanistan’s economy is in “free fall” and if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may “pull the entire population with it”. Speaking virtually to the 17th Extraordinary Session
The World Food Programme (WFP) has urged countries to support Afghanistan, as millions face starvation in the county. All 34 provinces of Afghanistan are facing a crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity, pushing an urgent need of humanitarian support, said the