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Delhi's Saheri Ashram Sudhar Board shelter home facing severe food shortag
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Amid the countrywide lockdown, women and children at the Delhi Saheri Ashram Sudhar Board are facing problems due to the scarcity of food since the last two days after the food supply truck stopped coming following the nationwide lockdown.
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India contributes USD 1 mn for WFP's humanitarian activities in N Korea
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Nov 5 (ANI): As North Korea faces chronic food shortage, India has contributed USD 1 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its humanitarian activities in Pyongyang, the UN agency's monthly report said on Tuesday.
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N Korean food crisis: S Korea seeking to provide food aid in 'preemptive'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jun 12 (ANI): Taking into account the current food shortage in North Korea, Seoul is pushing to provide food aid to its neighbour in a "preemptive" way, the South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said on Wednesday.
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North Korea faces severe drought, UN expresses concern
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 15 (ANI): North Korea continues to face severe drought and severe food shortages as the annual precipitation in the country touched the lowest record since 1982.
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Over 10 million North Koreans suffering severe food shortages: UN
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 4 (ANI): The North Korean regime has cut official food rations down to 300 grams per person per day after the worst harvest in a decade in the country, the United Nations said on Friday.
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43% of N Korea's population food insecure: UN
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyongyang [DPR Korea], Feb 13 (ANI): A United Nations report, on Wednesday, revealed that around 43 per cent of North Korea's population is "food insecure", with one out of five children facing "chronic malnutrition".
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How climate change could impact food shortage
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): Food insecurity risks could increase with weather extremes caused by climate change, suggests a study.
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Food riots in Venezuela claim 4 lives
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], Jan 15 (ANI): At least four people have died and 16 others got injured after riots broke out in Venezuela's Merida state over food shortages.
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Amid Saudi row, Qatar thanks Russia for offering 'food supplies'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June. 12 (ANI): Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has thanked his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for Moscow's offer of food supplies, as the Saudi Arabia led move to blockade Qatar has led to food shortages and stockpiling.
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