World Food Programme
Northwest Syria a “catastrophe on top of catastrophe,” WFP warns, as earthquake aid stocks exhaust “quickly”
Middle East
February 10, 2023
Northwest Syria a “catastrophe on top of catastrophe,” WFP warns, as earthquake aid stocks exhaust “quickly”
The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for more access to Syrian territories impacted by the deadly earthquake to replenish…
Calls for Russia to be expelled from UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization
World
June 9, 2022
Calls for Russia to be expelled from UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for Russia to be expelled from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization over…
Photos: EU, WFP view impact of Upper Egypt community project
Egypt
May 26, 2021
Photos: EU, WFP view impact of Upper Egypt community project
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Egypt Christian Berger visited on Tuesday Qena and Luxor governorates in Upper…
UN food agency WFP wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
World
October 9, 2020
UN food agency WFP wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Reuters) – The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday…
Congo’s bread basket struggles to recover from conflict
World
August 8, 2019
Congo’s bread basket struggles to recover from conflict
“The trains are running again. We have peace,” says Didier, the station master at Mindouli, in the Republic of Congo’s…
Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN
World
July 16, 2019
Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN
More than 821 million people suffered from hunger worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday — the third year…
U.N. assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills
Middle East
May 10, 2019
U.N. assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations are assessing possible damage to grain stores it manages near the Yemeni Red Sea…
Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique
World
April 28, 2019
Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Rescuers were moving in to help people trapped by rapidly rising floodwater in the northern Mozambique city…
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
Middle East
December 19, 2018
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The World Food Programme announced on Wednesday cuts in food aid affecting some 190,000 impoverished Palestinians…
Uganda investigates allegations of refugee aid fraud
World
February 6, 2018
Uganda investigates allegations of refugee aid fraud
Uganda is investigating allegations that its officials defrauded donors by inflating refugee numbers and diverting food aid, the prime minister’s…