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WFP concerned over humanitarian situation as hurricane season begins — Global Issues
With roughly half the population, 5.7 million people, facing some sort of emergency level of hunger, Haiti is one of…
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Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP — Global Issues
Conflict has plagued the DRC for decades, particularly in the east. Armed clashes escalated sharply this year as M23 rebels…
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WHO, WFP — Global Issues
The United Nations agency has received only $1.57 billion of the $21.1 billion required to sustain its operations this year,…
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Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis — Global Issues
The crisis is being exacerbated by the expected early arrival of the lean season – the period between harvests when…
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Famine looms in Somalia without funding boost, WFP says — Global Issues
The East African country faced famine in 2022, but a scale-up in humanitarian assistance helped to avert catastrophe. Today, food…
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Children already dying in Sudan’s stricken Zamzam camp: WFP — Global Issues
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed that it has had to pause the distribution of life saving food and…
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WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels take key city — Global Issues
In an online message on Monday, the WFP said that it “condemns the pillage of its warehouses in Bukavu in…
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Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained in Yemen — Global Issues
“Heartbroken and outraged by the tragic loss of WFP team member, Ahmed, who lost his life while arbitrarily detained in…
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WFP, FAO Warn of the Severity of the Climate Crisis and Food Insecurity — Global Issues
by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, February 07, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) – Over the past…
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