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US partially pauses foreign assistance programs in Niger
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"The US government is pausing certain foreign assistance programs benefiting the government of Niger. This interim measure does not impact all US foreign assistance programs in Niger. Most importantly, the provision of life-saving humanitarian and food assistance will continue," the relea
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UAE aid workers deliver more food assistance to Sudanese refugees in Chad
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmed Obaid Al Dhaheri, Head of the ERC Delegation in Chad, said the UAE humanitarian actors would scale up their efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese refugees due to the current situation in the country.
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Plant-based meal packages associated with lower BMI in children: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Taking a "food is medicine" approach, according to a new study undertaken by experts at the Mass General Brigham hospital system, could increase nutrition security for families while simultaneously lowering children's body mass index (BMI). Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and
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Plant-based food packages linked to lower BMI in children: Research
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study performed by researchers at the Mass General Brigham Hospital system, taking a "food is medicine" approach could improve nutrition security for families while also lowering children's body mass index (BMI). Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Bost
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World Food Programme to help 15 million Afghans overcome food crisis till
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing food insecurity in Afghanistan, the World Food Programme (WFP) is set to provide more than 15 million Afghans with food assistance every month till March 2023.
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Japan provides food assistance worth USD 1.5 million to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka, on Monday, received the first tranche of food assistance valued at USD 1.5 million from the government of Japan, which was provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
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22 per cent of Sri Lankans need food aid: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): A total of 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment, a high-level UN official said on Friday.
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UN World Food Program delegation visits Amritsar to see India's wheat assi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 5 (ANI): A delegation of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) visited Amritsar, Punjab to understand the process of procurement, testing and transportation of wheat from India to Afghanistan.
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UN sets up safe spaces along Ukraine's borders, provides food assistance t
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], March 22 (ANI): UN has set up safe spaces along the Ukrainian border and has reached to more than 3,30,000 people with food assistance since the war began in Ukraine in late February.
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US, EU should provide food to all countries in need, not only Ukraine: Wor
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and Europe should not forget to provide food assistance to all countries in need rather than focus solely on Ukraine, World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley said on Friday.
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Russia urges food assistance, other forms of aid from China amid war with
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 15 (ANI): Russia has requested both military and financial assistance from China amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Funds are running dry in Afghanistan but economic crisis continues, says U
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 7 (ANI): Underlining the need for more humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, the food-assistance branch of the United Nations, has once again raised concern about the growing multifold crisis in the country.
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