UN body seeks USD 993 million to prevent famine, tackle drought

Mogadishu [Somalia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency said on Friday that it's seeking...

UN agencies launch drought response package to avert famine

Mogadishu [Somalia], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations agencies Thursday launched the minimum response...

UN provides USD 20 mn for drought emergency in Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief envoy in Somalia has launched a new allocation...

German minister says world may face worst famine since WW2

Berlin [Germany], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic, drought and the crisis unfolding in Ukraine are...

Food crisis in China revives memories of Mao-era famine

Beijing [China], April 27 (ANI): Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China is going back to the days of Mao Zedong's...

UN ramps up humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief agency said it is scaling up humanitarian...

9 million people are at risk of famine in Afghanistan: UN Chief

New York [US], April 1 (ANI): Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio...

Momentum to prevent famine in Afghanistan must continue, says...

New York [US], March 6 (ANI): As the world's attention shifts to the conflict and displacement crisis in Ukraine,...

Catastrophic and famine-like conditions hang over Afghanistan: UN

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 21 (ANI): The UN humanitarians have warned that "Catastrophic and famine-like...

'Afghanistan's farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash'

New York [US], November 20 (ANI): "Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and...

Droughts in East Africa require immediate actions to avert famine

Nairobi [Kenya], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Severe droughts across the Horn of Africa leading to high level of food...

Human Rights Watch calls on UN, World Bank to address...

New York [US], November 11 (ANI): Human Rights Watch called on UN and World Bank to address Afghanistan's collapsed...