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Food insecurity increases Pakistan's woes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad, [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Pakistan has failed to lift itself out of poverty with the Global Hunger Index (GHI) ranking it 92nd out of 116 nations and with a score of 24.7. The country's level of hunger is categorised as 'serious'.
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3.4 mn people in Myanmar will suffer from hunger within 6 months, warns Wo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 23 (ANI): Within the next six months, 3.4 million people will go hungry, over and above the 2.8 million people considered to be food insecure in Myanmar before the military takeover, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
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India gets elected to three UN ECOSOC bodies
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 21 (ANI): India was on Tuesday elected to three United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) bodies.
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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 9 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday.
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Panic buying amid COVID-19 can impact global food supply chain: WPF
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 4 (ANI): The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain but that could change for the worse if anxiety-driven panic by major food importers takes hold, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
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INS Trikand escorts World Food Programme ship
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): INS Trikand, a front-line warship of the Indian Navy, has provided escort to a UN-affiliated merchant ship transporting relief materials for the underprivileged in Africa under the World Food Programme (WFP) initiative.
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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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Ericsson to support WFP in Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Ericsson on Thursday announced support to the World Food Programme (WFP) Trust for India for developing customised Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) solutions in Odisha.
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