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Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis deepens as millions face acute food inse
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis is worsening due to deportations, drought and earthquakes, with 17.4 million people facing acute food insecurity, the Norwegian Refugee Council said. Residents report rising prices and fuel shortages, while authorities and aid agencies call for increased int
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Acute food insecurity to impact 11 million people in Pakistan, says FAO re
Updated : 10 months ago IST
High levels of food insecurity have persisted in Pakistan from November 2024 to March 2025, the FAO said in its latest report, with 11 million people projected to face insecurity.
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Growing food insecurity in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Food insecurity in Afghanistan is on the rise, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Food Programme, resulting in Afghanistan emerging as one of eight nations whose citizens suffer from acute food insecurity, TOLOnews said in its report.
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41 million people in Afghanistan face severe acute food insecurity: World
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has issued a warning that Afghanistan is one of the 10 nations where approximately two million people are suffering from severe food insecurity, and emphasises that at least 41 million people in Afghanistan face severe acute food insecurit
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Nearly 2 million people in Afghanistan face acute food insecurity: UN Worl
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a statement released on Saturday, UN World Food Programme warned that Afghanistan is one of the 10 nations where 19.9 million people are food insecure.
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Afghanistan facing high levels of "acute" food insecurity, says FAO senior
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As Afghanistan humanitarian crisis continues to remain a concern for the global community, Maximo Torero, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s senior economist said that the population of the war-torn country is currently "facing high levels of acute food insecurity, not only in mag
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Around 16 pc people face acute food insecurity in Pakistan: FAO official
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 21 (ANI): Due to devastating floods and faulty country politics, around 15-16 per cent of citizens of Pakistan are reeling under food insecurity and the situation continues to get worse with every passing day.
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WHO ramps up response in Eastern Africa amid looming health crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it's intensifying its operations to the looming health crisis in eastern Africa amid acute food insecurity.
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UN: 18.4 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18.4 million people are already experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and rising malnutrition across the three Horn of Africa (HOA) countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (
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India supports UNSC resolution to grant exemption from sanctions for human
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 23 (ANI): Concerned over the fact that half the population of Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity, Ambassador of India to the UN TS Tirumurti on Wednesday (local time) said that India has supported the UNSC resolution to grant exemption from sanctions for hum
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22.8 million Afghan people will face acute hunger: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 25 (ANI): More than half the population of Afghanistan - a record 22.8 million people - will face acute food insecurity from November, a UN aid organisation said on Monday.
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Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels/Rome, May 6 (ANI): The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, an annual report launched by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) has found.
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